Viale Luigi Majno
street in Milan, Italy
Viale Luigi Majno (or just Viale Majno) is one of the main streets of a large residential area in the eastern part of the centre of Milan. It is named after the prominent Italian lawyer and jurist Luigi Majno (1852–1915).
According to a study made by Corriere della Sera, Viale Luigi Majno is one of the most expensive residential areas of Milan, reaching up to €20,000 per square meter in some buildings.
Location and extension
Viale Luigi Majno is located in the eastern part of Milan's Cerchia dei bastioni (the area of the city which was surrounded by the Spanish walls built in 1549 by Ferrante I Gonzaga and demolished between the 19th and 20th century). This street extends from Viale Bianca Maria (in the south) to Viale Città di Fiume (in the north); it is separated from the first by Piazza del Tricolore (which is traversed by Corso Monforte as well) and from the second by Piazza Guglielmo Oberdan (or just Porta Venezia).
Viale Luigi Majno connects two of the busiest streets in the city: Corso Buenos Aires (and its prosecution Corso Venezia) and Corso Monforte.
Although Viale Majno is only about 550 meters long, it is connected to West by (from North) Via Borghetto, Via Giuseppe Baretti, Via Gioacchino Rossini, Via Giuseppe e Francesco Carlo Maggiolini and it is connected to East (to the parallel street Viale Piave) by (from North) Via Giovanni Morelli, Via Lamberto De Bernardi and Via Ippolito Pindemonte.
Other features
Viale Majno is approximately 30 meters wide. The pavements are equally sized on both the sides and are from 1.5 to 2 meters wide.
The roadway is structured as follows (from East): parking lots (in line and for residents only), double-track one-way North-directed roadway, two parallel lines of trees with a concrete pathway in the middle, double-track one-way South-directed roadway, parking lots (in line and for residents only).
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