Piazza San Fedele

Coordinates: 45°27′59.27″N 9°11′28.07″E / 45.4664639°N 9.1911306°E / 45.4664639; 9.1911306
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San Fedele Square with Palazzo Marino on the left and San Fedele Church on the back

Piazza San Fedele (Saint Fedele Square in English) is sited in Milan near Palazzo Marino, the Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery and Piazza della Scala in a pedestrian area in the centre of the city. The square is sited in front of at the homonymous San Fedele Church built based on an old project by Pellegrino Tibaldi in the 16th century and finally consecrated in the 18th century.

In the centre of square there is an Alessandro Manzoni's statue erected in honor of the famous Italian writer born in the nearby Casa Manzoni in Belgiojoso square on 7 March 1785.

See also


Bibliography

  • Milano e Provincia, Touring Club Italiano, ed.2003, Autori Vari. Italian

45°27′59.27″N 9°11′28.07″E / 45.4664639°N 9.1911306°E / 45.4664639; 9.1911306