Chapter 161: Night Tour of Milan
Milan, the capital of the province of Milan and the capital of the Lombardy region, is the second largest city in Italy on the Lombardy plain. At www.biquge.info same time, it is also one of the world's famous international metropolises, one of the eight largest metropolitan areas in the world, the most developed city in Italy and one of the four major economic centers in Europe. It has a long history, famous for its architecture, fashion, art, opera, painting, football and tourism.
Milan was founded more than 2,000 years ago, and the layout of the whole city was formed 5 or 600 years ago. It was an important city of the Italian Renaissance and is still home to many historical monuments. The Duomo of Milan, the largest Gothic building in the world and the second largest cathedral in the world, was built in 1386 and took more than 400 years to complete. The intricate spire and the unique and ornate design are the artistic crystallization of dozens of generations of Italians, and perhaps this church is the source of Milan's fashion spirit. Today, it is not only a symbol of religious spirit, but also a symbol of fashion, a symbol of uniqueness, a symbol of Milan and a symbol of Italy.
It is the mecca of opera in the world, Italy is famous for its opera, and Milan is the world's opera center. Standing in the heart of the city, the world-famous Teatro alla Scala represents the pinnacle of opera and is the mecca of opera in the world. To date, more than 400 operas have been premiered here.
It is the art capital of the world, with many art galleries, museums, and works by world-famous masters. Leonardo da Vinci's manuscripts, Michelangelo's last sculpture, and paintings by Raphael, Picasso and many others are housed in the city's art galleries.
It is also the fashion capital, and is known as the world's four fashion capitals, along with New York in the United States, Tokyo in Japan, and Paris in France. Armani, Versace, Prada, Gucci and other world-famous products were born here, and Montima Polonn Street is a world-famous luxury avenue. Located on the north side of the cathedral, the Enuma II Arcade is the world's first shopping mall, and it also gathers famous products from all over the world.
"Wow, it's big, it's so high!"
Standing outside the Milan Cathedral, looking up at the spire reaching into the sky, Yu Liang had to sigh at the grandeur of this church.
"How tall is that?"
"About 110 meters!"
Rooney looked at Yu Liang like a country bun, and gave a brief introduction to the Milan Cathedral.
They arrived in Milan at almost six o'clock in the afternoon, and after getting off the plane, they headed straight to the Lotus Hotel, located in the northwest of Milan. It's only a 10-minute drive from the San Siro Stadium and not very far from the city centre. After checking in at the hotel and having dinner, they chose to go out for a walk when they had nothing to do, but they had to rush back to the hotel before ten o'clock in the evening.
From the hotel, they went all the way up to visit the Sforza Castle, and by the time they arrived, the Duomo of Milan was already closed.
They can only look outside, they can't go inside. Otherwise, they would have been able to climb to the top of the church and see all the marble statues, which would have been even more impressive.
"What a cow!"
After listening to Rooney's introduction, Yu Liang smacked his lips there.
You must know that this church is all made of marble, not counting the spire, the roof alone is forty or fifty meters high, you have to sigh at the thoughts and abilities of the ancients.
"Come, come! Take a picture of me, King! ”
This was his first time in Milan, although it was a pity that he could not enter the interior to visit, but this did not hinder Yu Liang's interest, after handing the camera to King Dong, Yu Liang stood in front of the cathedral with open arms, as if to embrace the whole world.
"You can get me one too!"
After King Dong took a picture of Yu Liang, he stuffed the camera to Yu Liang and stood in front of the cathedral and posed. It was also his first time in Milan and he wanted to take a photo as a souvenir.
After taking the photo, they did not leave the place immediately, but walked around the Duomo of Milan and took a closer look at the magnificent building.
Although they had lived in Manchester for some time, they had never seen such a magnificent cathedral.
The two of them were like Grandma Liu who had entered the Grand View Garden, sighing at the grandeur of the church while taking pictures there.
Their behaviour is very normal, but in the eyes of Ronaldo and Rooney, there is no difference between them and Tubaozi.
So they have been keeping a distance from Yu Liang and King Dong, as if to tell the people around them that we are not together.
After visiting the magnificent Milan Cathedral, Yu Liang and his party took a stroll through the Arcade Enuma II, the oldest shopping street in the world.
Near the entrance on this side of the Duomo of Milan is a huge triumphal arch.
"There's a triumphal arch too?"
Yu Liang's impression is only the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
He did not expect to see the same Arc de Triomphe in Italy.
Entering the arcade, you will be greeted by a marble-covered gallery with colorful mosaics that symbolize Italian unity and confidence. The Arcade of Enuma II is formed by the cross of two promenades, all topped by translucent glass. The lights shine on the reliefs and frescoes on the walls, glowing with a sacred golden light. Many places in the arcade have very obvious motifs representing various Italian cities, such as the bull in Turin, the she-wolf in Rome, the lily in Florence, the red cross on a white background in Milan, and so on.
The arcade is lined with world-famous fashion brands and some restaurants, they have already had dinner in the hotel, so naturally they don't need to eat, and as for those world-famous fashion brands, they don't need it now.
So they come here purely to spend some time and get a feel for the culture of Milan.
Walking through the arcade, Yu Liang was quickly attracted by a strange pattern.
"Is this a bull or a cow?"
It looked like it was a bull glaring at it with two horns, but the thing below was gone, replaced by a small pit, smooth and shiny with the light shining on it.
"Is there something embedded here, and then stolen, or dropped?"
The arcade is more than 100 years old, and there is no doubt that there was anything inlaid here before.
"Flutter ......"
Ronaldo and Rooney on the side didn't hold back and laughed directly.
"It's a bull, but it's not gone."
"Then why is there a pit there?"
Yu Liang looked at Rooney puzzled.
"Well, that's right! Do you know the Roman mouth of truth, the one who gets bitten off his hand when he tells a lie? ”
"I don't know!"
"Well, like that mantra, there's a legend here! Just step on the bull and turn clockwise three times to get good luck, so you get the idea! ”
After listening to Rooney's explanation, Yu Liang suddenly realized.
No wonder there was a pit in that place, no wonder that pit was ground so smooth.
"I'm going to step on it too."
Saying that, Yu Liang stood directly at that key part and turned clockwise three times.
After strolling through the arcades, they visited La Scala, the pinnacle of opera, and from the opera house to the east they strolled along Via Monti Napoleone.
After shopping around the world's famous famous commercial street, Ronaldo proposed to go to the bar to sit, and after getting a unanimous opinion, the four of them went directly to the bar. (To be continued.) )