Milan is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city in Italy after Rome. The wider Milan metropolitan area, known as Greater Milan, is a polycentric metropolitan region that extends over central Lombardy and eastern Piedmont. It is the largest metropolitan area in Italy and the 54th largest in the world.
Milan served as capital of the Western Roman Empire from 286 to 402 and the Duchy of Milan during the medieval period and early modern age.
Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the field of the art, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, services, research and tourism.
The city has been recognized as the world's fashion and the design capital thanks to several international events and fairs, including Milan Fashion Week and the Milan Furniture Fair, which are currently among the world's biggest in terms of revenue, visitors and growth.
These fascinating color pics were taken by Alan Denney that documented everyday life of Milan in the early 1980s.
Milan served as capital of the Western Roman Empire from 286 to 402 and the Duchy of Milan during the medieval period and early modern age.
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| Milan in the 1980s |
Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the field of the art, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, services, research and tourism.
The city has been recognized as the world's fashion and the design capital thanks to several international events and fairs, including Milan Fashion Week and the Milan Furniture Fair, which are currently among the world's biggest in terms of revenue, visitors and growth.
These fascinating color pics were taken by Alan Denney that documented everyday life of Milan in the early 1980s.
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1980 |
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| Belligerent balloon seller, Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1980 |
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| Brera, Milan, 1980 |
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| Giardini Pubblici, Milan, 1980 |
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| 'Let's help them' - Earthquake appeal, Milan, 1980. The Irpinia earthquake in 1980 in Southern Italy killed nearly 3000 and left 300000 homeless |
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| Milan street scenes, 1980 |
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| Milan, 1980 |
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| Milan, 1980 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1980 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1980 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1980 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1980 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1980 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1980 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1980 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1980 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1980 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1980 |
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| Stazione Centrale, Milan, 1980 |
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| Men at Giardini Pubblici, Milan, 1981 |
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| Piazza Adigrat, MIlan, 1981 |
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| Via Sismondi looking west, Milan, 1981 |
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| Camera del Lavoro, Milan, 1983 |
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| Galleria, Milan, 1983 |
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| Milan metro, 1983 |
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| Milan, 1983 |
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| Milan's city hall Palazzo Marino, 1983 |
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| Newsstand, Viale Corsica, Milan, 1983 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1983 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1983 |
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| Picket at Biffi, Galleria, Milan, 1983 |
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| Sforza Castle, Milan, 1983 |
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| Stazione Centrale, Milan, 1983 |
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| Stazione Centrale, Milan, 1983 |
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| Stazione Centrale, Milan, 1983 |
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| Stazione Nord, Milan, 1983 |
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| The Pirelli Tower, Milan's first skyscraper, 1983 |
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| Via Sismondi looking east, Milan, 1983 |
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| Peace hunger strikers, Piazza del Duomo, Milan 1984 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1984 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1984 |
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| Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1985 |
