A symbol of the city, in Piazza Cadorna. The sculpture all about Milan, by pop art masters, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

There are two monuments that characterise Piazza XXIV Maggio, one architectural and one arboreal: Porta Ticinese and the big red oak.

As well as being the city’s port, in the past the Darsena was also a highly important water junction.

Social life in Milan has always revolved around the Sforza Castle, a symbol of the city’s renowned industriousness and its love of beauty