CHRISTMAS LIGHTS pt.2

Milan,The Gallery Vittorio Emanuele II during christmas holidays

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS pt.1

Christmas Lights in Milan

SEASON'S GREETINGS

Season's Greetings,one of my favourite pics ever!!!Taken under Christmas period in Milan.Thinking is one of  my best capture of the year 2011 ever.See you!!!

ELEPHANTS PARADE

Elephant Parade in Milan.For a long is very cool to see elephants around the city in aid of TheAsianElephantFoundation.From september to november 2011 more than 80 elephant was placed on the way in the city,Milan was the italian city selected to take this wonderful  event after Singapore,London and others open mind world capital,enjoy the foundation link(clicking on).

SWINGS

Night swings in Piazza San Fedele during the past december Milan Led Festival with the San Fedele church in the back,it was an amazing experience saw the castle,The Duomo and many others interestings points of views illuminated with these lights,hope to see again one of these night.

PICCOLO TEATRO CITTA ' DI MILANO

Piccolo Teatro Città di Milano founded in May 1947 by 2 boys,Giorgio Strehler and Paolo Grassi.The 1st production was L'Albergo dei Poveri by Maxim Gorkij .This is a simply snap form the main entrance.

CASA DE CAPITANI D'ARZAGO

Another Milan Masnsion i love.It was built in 1924 by the architet Carlo Ottavio Marchetti di Montestrutto .The gates on the main entrance was taken by the church of San Protaso destroyed in the past.I love so much the very old wisterias,their colors contrasting with the white trim from inside.The location of this villa,located in the center of town,is very  peaceful and noiseless,very uncommon for a big urban town

FALL SKY

Typical white and grey sky on Palazzo Lombardia in Milan during this period since the next spring,soooo saaaaaddddd!!!!!

LIMO IN THE CITY

Is not a common thing seeing the Lincoln Limousine around the city,every time i see one catching my attention luckily this time i've my camera with me.When you see one you can clearly understand why one of the most powerful person in the world sometimes seat in this car (U.S. President)before choosing the Cadillac.This is not an understatement,not a vip cars or a simply north american car manufactures flag.It's a status symbol!!!

GREENHOUSE

Greenhouse or ivies invasion???i've never seen something like this in the city,is very impressive.

LIKE A PHANTOM

It's been a long time i want to post this night pic,this house catch my attention because is completely forget by a living city as Milan and by everybody.So i decide to back one late afternoon and press my shutter,it's an unreal atmosphere like the phantoms' house,simply unforgettable!!!

SFORZA FAMILY CREST

Francesco I Sforza (1401-1466) was the founder of the Sforza dinasty in Milan.Sforza was the first european duke to follow a foregin policy based on the concept of the "balance of the power" and the 1st italian native to conduct extensive diplomacy outside his country.Sforza modernised the city of Milan very hard.He create a very modern taxation system that generated enormous revenues for him,the city and the citizen,his court became the center of the Renaissance,arts and culture.People of Milan love him,he founded the Ospedale Maggiore now Milan University.In the pics you can see a details of his personal crest along the Castello Sforzesco wall,the dragon and the eagles are clearly visible with his firsts letters name.

REAL BUILDINGS

I dont know if you want call it old or vintage,for me this kind of buildings are a real impressive "istant classic examples" and so on.Look the windows,the roof,the walls,the outside general trim,only a dream for nowdays building,even the more advanced in technology and materials but without any "soul",flat and banals,all with the same style,you see one and you've see all,without going to new york,kuala lumpur,buenos aires,luckyly milan is full of this kind of building,hope never will be demolished to built the new ones,but always restored time after time.

CESAR PELLI TOWER

For the years 2011 Milan get another one record,the "Cesar Pelli" tower,tallest building in the city and in italy,part of the new Porta Nuova area,the Milano skyline change forever his face.The upper part was placed with an helicopter no more than 15 days ago.

CATTELLAN'S FINGER

The famous Cattelan's Finger by Maurizio Cattellan placed in front of the stock market palace.Do you know why?after a serious and hard debate to move the finger away it is decided the finger can stay here,there's no other better palce for me for this piece of art.