Milán

"Milán (en italiano: Milano, y en dialecto milanés: Milàn) es la mayor ciudad de la Italia septentrional y la segunda ciudad de Italia por población, capital de la Ciudad metropolitana de Milán y de la región de Lombardía. Se encuentra ubicada en la llanura padana, una de las regiones más desarrolladas de Italia. En 2008, el PIB de Lombardía, fue estimado por el INSEE en 366 mil millones de euros, el segundo de Europa después de la región de Isla de Francia.[cita requerida] Milán, como capital económica e industrial de Italia, tiene el aspecto y las características de una metrópolis moderna: rascacielos (célebre el rascacielos Pirelli con 127 m de altura, construido en 1959), edificios de cristal y metal y grandes almacenes."

"Milan (English /mlæn/ or US /mln/; Italian: Milano [milano] ; Lombard, Milanese variant: Milan [milã]) is the capital of the Lombardy region, and the most populous metropolitan area and the second most populous comune in Italy. The population of the city proper is 1,346,000, and that of the Metropolitan City of Milan is 3,209,000. As Eurostat, the commuting area has 4,252,000 inhabitants but its built-up-urban area (that stretches beyond the boundaries of the Metropolitan City of Milan), has a population estimated to be about 5,270,000 in 1,891 km2, the 4th in European Union. The wider Milan metropolitan area, known as Greater Milan, is a polycentric metropolitan region that comprehends almost all the provinces of Lombardy and the Piedmont province of Novara and has a population of about 8,500,000 people. Milan is the main industrial and financial centre of Italy and one of global significance. In terms of GDP, it has the 2nd-largest economy among EU cities after Paris, and the largest among European non-capital cities. Milan is considered part of the Blue Banana and lies at the heart of one of the Four Motors for Europe. Milan is an Alpha leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, services, research, and tourism. Its business district hosts Italy's Stock Exchange and the headquarters of the largest national and international banks and companies. The city is a major world fashion and design capital, well known for several international events and fairs, including Milan Fashion Week and the Milan Furniture Fair. The city hosts numerous cultural institutions, academies and universities, with 11% of the national total enrolled students. Milan's museums, theatres and landmarks (including the Milan Cathedral, Sforza Castle and Leonardo da Vinci paintings such as The Last Supper, a UNESCO World Heritage Site) attract over 9 million visitors annually. Milan is the second Italian city with the highest number of accredited stars from the Michelin Guide. The city hosted the Universal Exposition in 1906 and 2015. Milan is home to two of Europe's major football teams, AC Milan and FC Internazionale."