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Arena Civica
Address: Viale Giorgio Byron, 2 - MilanoTimetable: -
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Description: The Civic Arena in Milan, designed by the neoclassical Luigi Canonica, is a multipurpose sports facility opened on August 18, 1807 and, still, one of the most important monuments of the city.
It was designed by Luigi Canonica within a broad restructuring of the project commissioned by the Commission of Public Ornato, of which he was authoritative State, since the constitution.
This project was to fill the void left by the scrapping of Spanish fortifications that had surrounded the core of Renaissance Castello Sforzesco, to the slaughter ordered by Napoleon in 1800. An initial proposal, dell'Antolini, had been rejected since 1801 by Buonaparte because it is too costly and replaced by one, much more modest, designed by Canonica who had arranged to fix the semiarco towards the city.
It was not interrupted, however, the arrangement of the whole area behind, which, at that 1805, began hand. Canonica was responsible for the design of a large building for holidays, entertainment and celebrations.
He was chosen dell'anfiteatro form, as reminder of the imperial Roman tradition, which Napoleon referred explicitly. Canonica designed, inspired by the Circus of Caracalla, located outside Rome on the Via Appia near the church of San Sebastian, perhaps the most well-preserved monuments of the ancient Romans. He form of ellipse, with length 238 metres and 116 metres wide and could contain up to 30,000 spectators, or just under one quarter of the entire population of Milan.
The structure draws typical of Greek temples in antis with two pillars quadrilateral, places the ends of the facade, among which are the columns, these are not two, as per tradition, but eight are helping to broaden the whole framework. This is probably due to having to contain a large number of people that a more slender would not be able to do. Particular majesty had the Pulvinare, namely the stage where the monarch sat, and the main door.
At his construction impiegarono stones arising from demolition of Spanish fortifications of the castle and the leftovers of the castle of Lacchiarella, so it was built entirely of stone. It was inaugurated, after only two years of work, December 17, 1807 with a great naumachia, in the presence of Napoleon.
During the Cisalpine Republic and the Kingdom of Italy the Arena was used for theatrical performances, naumachie (allagandola with a water adjacent roggia), horse races and, even, bighe, fireworks.
During'800 was continuously used for festivals, tournaments, contests on bighe, circus shows, balloon ascents in aereostatico, winter skating, as well as other "wonders": for example in 1894 and in 1906 hosted the grand circus''western'' of Buffalo Bill, July 25, 1895 in the Italian cycling championships. On 15 May 1910 the Italian national football team will beat France 6 to 2, Beccali you created the record on 1,500 meters, then on 1,000 yards, Consolini, in 1948 the discus throw, Lievore, in 1961, the launch of javelin, Fiasconaro, in 1973 that of 800 metres.
In the early years of'900 became the center of Milan football, but during the second world war suffered a severe crisis because it was no longer able to contain the fans of football, that finally abandoned with the construction of the stadium of San Siro. The last match in the Arena was disputed dall'Inter December 10, 1958, for the second edition of the Fairs Cup, tender went against the French dell'Olympique Lyon, exceeded for 7-0.
After a short period of abandonment, from the years seventies ricominciò the Arena to host the athletics, football matches and American football, as well as open-air shows.
Currently, the Arena is a facility renovated, with a capacity of 10,000 seats, and the board of a football team Milan, the Brera FC, militant promoted Lombard.
Address: Viale Giorgio Byron, 2 - Milano
It was designed by Luigi Canonica within a broad restructuring of the project commissioned by the Commission of Public Ornato, of which he was authoritative State, since the constitution.
This project was to fill the void left by the scrapping of Spanish fortifications that had surrounded the core of Renaissance Castello Sforzesco, to the slaughter ordered by Napoleon in 1800. An initial proposal, dell'Antolini, had been rejected since 1801 by Buonaparte because it is too costly and replaced by one, much more modest, designed by Canonica who had arranged to fix the semiarco towards the city.
It was not interrupted, however, the arrangement of the whole area behind, which, at that 1805, began hand. Canonica was responsible for the design of a large building for holidays, entertainment and celebrations.
He was chosen dell'anfiteatro form, as reminder of the imperial Roman tradition, which Napoleon referred explicitly. Canonica designed, inspired by the Circus of Caracalla, located outside Rome on the Via Appia near the church of San Sebastian, perhaps the most well-preserved monuments of the ancient Romans. He form of ellipse, with length 238 metres and 116 metres wide and could contain up to 30,000 spectators, or just under one quarter of the entire population of Milan.
The structure draws typical of Greek temples in antis with two pillars quadrilateral, places the ends of the facade, among which are the columns, these are not two, as per tradition, but eight are helping to broaden the whole framework. This is probably due to having to contain a large number of people that a more slender would not be able to do. Particular majesty had the Pulvinare, namely the stage where the monarch sat, and the main door.
At his construction impiegarono stones arising from demolition of Spanish fortifications of the castle and the leftovers of the castle of Lacchiarella, so it was built entirely of stone. It was inaugurated, after only two years of work, December 17, 1807 with a great naumachia, in the presence of Napoleon.
During the Cisalpine Republic and the Kingdom of Italy the Arena was used for theatrical performances, naumachie (allagandola with a water adjacent roggia), horse races and, even, bighe, fireworks.
During'800 was continuously used for festivals, tournaments, contests on bighe, circus shows, balloon ascents in aereostatico, winter skating, as well as other "wonders": for example in 1894 and in 1906 hosted the grand circus''western'' of Buffalo Bill, July 25, 1895 in the Italian cycling championships. On 15 May 1910 the Italian national football team will beat France 6 to 2, Beccali you created the record on 1,500 meters, then on 1,000 yards, Consolini, in 1948 the discus throw, Lievore, in 1961, the launch of javelin, Fiasconaro, in 1973 that of 800 metres.
In the early years of'900 became the center of Milan football, but during the second world war suffered a severe crisis because it was no longer able to contain the fans of football, that finally abandoned with the construction of the stadium of San Siro. The last match in the Arena was disputed dall'Inter December 10, 1958, for the second edition of the Fairs Cup, tender went against the French dell'Olympique Lyon, exceeded for 7-0.
After a short period of abandonment, from the years seventies ricominciò the Arena to host the athletics, football matches and American football, as well as open-air shows.
Currently, the Arena is a facility renovated, with a capacity of 10,000 seats, and the board of a football team Milan, the Brera FC, militant promoted Lombard.
Address: Viale Giorgio Byron, 2 - Milano
