Palazzo Brera

Palazzo Brera or Palazzo di Brera is a monumental palace in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It was a Jesuit college for two hundred years. It now houses several cultural institutions including the Accademia di Brera, the art academy of the city, and its gallery, the Pinacoteca di Brera; the Orto Botanico di Brera, a botanical garden; an observatory, the Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera; the Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere, a learned society; and an important library, the Biblioteca di Brera.

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Palazzo Brera ranks #1,855 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #140 of the 452 mapped in Italy. Founded 1800, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,630 times in the last 60 days, more than 61% of the atlas. 18 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Milan, 1 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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