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