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San Fedele's church is situated in the centre of MIlan, between Palazzo Marino, Teatro alla Scala and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
The church was built by Pellegrino Tibaldi in the 1559 . It is dedicated to San Fedele.
Inside it has a unique nave and there are many columns made of granite which are very high.
On the left of the Altare Maggiore there is a gravestone of bronze that reminds the point where Alessandro Manzoni went to pray.
He died because he fell and hit his head against a balustrade.
For this reason in the square of the church there is a statue in his memory.

San Fedele : structure

This church was built around the little church called Santa Maria alla Scala in San Fedele. The works began in XVI century by Pellegrino Tibaldi and were continued in the next two centuries by Martino Bassi and Francesco Maria Richino.
During the centuries the church has been restored.
The main side of the church is divided into five parts, inside there are many spaces of different sizes where there are many aedicules.
Walls are mainly made of bricks more specifically with Angera's stone.

Other Informations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Fedele_(Milan)

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