Portinari Chapel, Milan

Name: Portinari Chapel
Address: Corso Di Porta Ticinese, Milan, Italy

#86 among attractions in Milan

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The Portinari Chapel is a Renaissance chapel at the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio, Milan, northern Italy. Commenced in 1460 and completed in 1468, it was commissioned by Pigello Portinari as a private sepulchre and to house a silver shrine given by Archbishop Giovanni Visconti in 1340 containing the relic head of St. Peter of Verona, to whom the chapel is consecrated. The architect is unknown, the traditional attribution to Michelozzo having been succeeded with equal uncertainty by attributions to either Filarete or Guiniforte Solari, architect of the apses of the Certosa di Pavia and the church of San Pietro in Gessate in Milan. ()

Local name: Cappella Portinari Architectural style: RenaissanceCoordinates: 45°27'15"N, 9°10'56"E

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Corso Di Porta TicineseZona 5 (Ticinese)Milan Italy

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Which popular attractions are close to Portinari Chapel?

Nearby attractions include Basilica di Sant'Eustorgio, Milan (1 min walk), Diocesan Museum of Milan, Milan (3 min walk), Basilicas Park, Milan (3 min walk), Porta Ticinese, Milan (4 min walk).

How to get to Portinari Chapel by public transport?

The nearest stations to Portinari Chapel:

Tram

Piazza Sant'Eustorgio • Lines: 3 (3 min walk)
Viale Col di Lana • Lines: 9 (4 min walk)

Bus

Via Molino delle Armi - Piazza Vetra • Lines: 94 (5 min walk)
Colonne di San Lorenzo • Lines: 94 (6 min walk)

Metro

Missori • Lines: M3 (14 min walk)
Porta Genova FS • Lines: M2 (17 min walk)

Trolleybus

Viale Toscana - Via Castelbarco • Lines: 90 (17 min walk)
Tibaldi • Lines: 90, 91 (18 min walk)

Train

Milano Porta Genova (17 min walk)
Milano Romolo (27 min walk)