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Piazza del Duomo, Milan - Quiz
Piazza del Duomo Milan
  • 1. What is the approximate total area of Piazza del Duomo?
A) 10,000 square meters
B) 5,000 square meters
C) 17,000 square meters
D) 25,000 square meters
  • 2. Which architect is primarily responsible for the current form of Piazza del Duomo?
A) Azzone Visconti
B) Giuseppe Piermarini
C) Giuseppe Mengoni
D) Giulio Beccaria
  • 3. In which century was the piazza originally created?
A) 14th century
B) 16th century
C) 19th century
D) 12th century
  • 4. Who ordered the demolition of taverns in 1330 to create the original market square?
A) Francesco Sforza
B) Azzone Visconti
C) Gian Galeazzo Visconti
D) Ferdinand I of Austria
  • 5. What was the name of the first incarnation of the modern piazza?
A) Piazza della Fabbrica
B) Piazza dell'Arengo
C) Piazza Vittorio Emanuele
D) Piazza del Rebecchino
  • 6. Which major shopping arcade was a notable addition by Giuseppe Mengoni?
A) Royal Palace Arcade
B) Coperto dei Figini
C) Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
D) Palazzo dei Portici
  • 7. How did Giuseppe Mengoni die?
A) Old age
B) Falling from a scaffolding
C) In a fire
D) During a financial dispute
  • 8. What neighborhood was demolished to enlarge the piazza in the 19th century?
A) Santa Tecla
B) San Giovanni
C) Rebecchino
D) Arengario
  • 9. When was the statue of King Victor Emmanuel II inaugurated in the piazza?
A) 1920
B) 1860
C) 1896
D) 1877
  • 10. What is the current function of the Arengario building?
A) The Fabbrica del Duomo headquarters
B) The city government headquarters
C) A shopping mall
D) A museum on 20th-century art
  • 11. Who redesigned the former arengario into the modern Royal Palace in the 18th century?
A) Azzone Visconti
B) Giulio Beccaria
C) Giuseppe Mengoni
D) Giuseppe Piermarini
  • 12. Which event will the piazza host in 2026?
A) The opening of the Duomo renovation
B) A grand festival of art
C) The World Expo
D) Closing ceremony of the Winter Paralympics
  • 13. Which building was built to serve as the headquarters of the Fabbrica del Duomo?
A) The palace built by Giulio Beccaria
B) The Arengario
C) Palazzo Carminati
D) The Royal Palace
  • 14. What was the original purpose of the Arengario built during the Fascist era?
A) To act as a market hall
B) To serve as a train station
C) To house the city library
D) To allow the podestà to make speeches
  • 15. What is the shape of Piazza del Duomo?
A) Circular
B) Rectangular
C) Irregular
D) Triangular
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