Arco della Pace, Porta Sempione ("Simplon Gate"), Milan, Italy, 1956
The Simplon Gate is located at the center of a wide round square known as "Piazza Sempione" (Simplon Square). It is adjacent to the Parco Sempione ("Simplon Park"), the main city park of Milan, which was designed with the explicit intent of providing panoramic views encompassing both the Arch and the nearby Sforza Castle.
It is neoclassical triumphal arch, 25m high and 24m wide, decorated with a number of bas-reliefs, statues, and corinthian columns. (Wikipedia).
Architect1956
Arco della Pace, Porta Sempione ("Simplon Gate"), Milan, Italy, 1956
The Simplon Gate is located at the center of a wide round square known as "Piazza Sempione" (Simplon Square). It is adjacent to the Parco Sempione ("Simplon Park"), the main city park of Milan, which was designed with the explicit intent of providing panoramic views encompassing both the Arch and the nearby Sforza Castle.
It is neoclassical triumphal arch, 25m high and 24m wide, decorated with a number of bas-reliefs, statues, and corinthian columns. (Wikipedia).
Architect1956