Milan - Santa Maria delle Grazie 
Southwest of the Castello, past the Northern Station and along Via Boccaccio and Via Caradosso, can be found the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, in the Corso Magenta. This is a brick-built Gothic structure (begun about 1465), with a choir and a massive six-sided dome in the finest Early Renaissance style designed by Bramante (1492 onwards). During the repair of war damage in the dome old sgraffito paintings were brought to light. At the end of the north aisle is the Baroque chapel of the Madonna delle Grazie, with an altarpiece of the Madonna.
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Always closed on:
Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6)
New Year's Day (January 1)
Liberation Day - Italy (April 25)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Festival of the Tricolor - Italy (May 12)
Feast of St John the Baptist - Christian (June 24)
Assumption Day - Christian (August 15)
Victory Day / National Unity Day - Italy (November 4)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Easter Monday - Christian (Apr 09)
New Year's Day (January 1)
Liberation Day - Italy (April 25)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Festival of the Tricolor - Italy (May 12)
Feast of St John the Baptist - Christian (June 24)
Assumption Day - Christian (August 15)
Victory Day / National Unity Day - Italy (November 4)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Easter Monday - Christian (Apr 09)
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Archeology Museum
In the former monastery, the Monastero Maggiore, is the Milan Archeological Museum, with Greek, Etruscan and Roman finds. Note the Buddha statue and the Roman sculptures on the ground floor, including one of Maximilian (third century), a bronze head and a female statue with folded drapes.
Hours
January 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 |
| Close | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Assumption Day - Christian (August 15)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Assumption Day - Christian (August 15)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Museo di Sant'Ambrogio
On the northwest side of Sant'Ambrogio are the Museo di Sant'Ambrogio and a monumental war memorial (1930). The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (del Sacro Cuore), adjoining the church on the southeast, was founded in 1921 and has two cloisters by Bramante.
San Vittore al Corpo
To the south of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, in Via San Vittore, stands the beautiful church of San Vittore al Corpo, an early Christian foundation, which was remodeled by Galeazzo Alessi in Late Renaissance style (1530 onwards), with a sumptuous Baroque interior.
