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Parco Sempione

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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Parco Sempione

Sempione Park is a historic urban park in central Milan, next to the Sforza Castle, covering 386,000 square metres; it is completely fenced and under video surveillance, and is run by the City of Milan. It stands where the Visconti ducal park known as the Barco once was, later a parade ground for troops stationed at the castle. After Italian unification, citizens' protests against plans to build on the area led to the Beruto Plan, which set aside the whole parade ground as a public garden. The park was built between 1888 and 1894 to a design by architect Emilio Alemagna, following the romantic model of English parks, with carriage avenues, a lake and a belvedere. It takes its name from Corso Sempione.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

What's inside

Major buildings in the park include the Palazzo dell'Arte by Giovanni Muzio, home of the Triennale di Milano since the triennial exhibitions began there in 1933; the Arena Civica; the pavilion of the Milan Civic Aquarium, built for the International Exhibition of 1906; and the Torre Branca, built in 1932–33 as the Littoria Tower to a design by Gio Ponti, Cesare Chiodi and Ettore Ferrari. The former pavilion of the 10th Triennale now houses the Sempione Park Library. Artworks include the equestrian monument to Napoleon III by Francesco Barzaghi, Giorgio de Chirico's Mysterious Baths fountain of 1973 and the Little Mermaids Bridge of 1842, moved here from a Milan canal. The Arch of Peace stands at the park's north-west side.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

Place details and sources

Type of place
Park OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established
1893 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article
Parco Sempione Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09

Common questions

How big is Parco Sempione?

It covers 386,000 square metres and is completely fenced.

When was the park created?

Between 1888 and 1894, to a design by architect Emilio Alemagna.

Where it is

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Nearby

Within 5 min on foot
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    3 min walk

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    5 min walk

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    • Must see · Heritage site
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