Cimitero Monumentale

Saturday we didn't have anything planned.  One of the top 5 things to see in Milano is the Cimitero Monumentale (Monumental Cemetery).  I understand that many of the rich and famous people in Italy are buried here.

We saw this strange tower as we walked from the metro stop to the cemetery.  Very colorful.

The central building.  It has several wings that stretch out each with several floors.

Once inside the cemetery there are private mausoleums everywhere.

Kind of a neat head stone - They obviously believe in the resurrection.

A life size bronze sculpture of the last supper.

Here is the head of Medusa attempting to grab this guy.

These three markings look like the golden arches of McDonalds

Another stunning one with life sized people going up the tower.

You can walk inside and look up through the tower.

This one looks like it came from the German war machine.

Glass walls with a large floral arrangement inside.  (the bodies are stored on the next level up)

A very large private mausoleum

Back in the  main building are many halls just packed with crypts.  Some of them had a notice on them that their rent was over due.  Not sure if there are eviction procedures or not.

This section is for the Jewish people.

We walked back to the Metro a different way and saw this skyscraper

The ancient city gate - Porta Garibaldi

As we got nearer to the Metro station the city became much more vibrant and upscale.

Across the road from the metro station were these two large apartment buildings.  Each apartment has a terrace with large trees planted.  I saw a TV program about these buildings and when the trees are mature they will cover most of the building, provide shade and be very green.