The Streets In General In Milan Are
Well Paved; There Is A Line Of Trottoir On Each Side Of The
Street
equi-distant from the line of houses; so that these trottoirs seem to be
made for the carriage wheels
To roll on, and not for the foot passengers,
who must keep within the space that lies between the trottoirs and line of
houses. With the exception of the Piazza del Duomo there is scarcely
anything that can be called a piazza in all Milan, unless irregular and
small open places may be dignified with that name; the houses and buildings
are extremely solid in their construction and handsome in their appearance.
A canal runs thro' the city and leads to Pavia; on this canal are stone
bridges of a very solid construction. The shops in Milan are well stored
with merchandize, and make a very brilliant display. The finest street,
without doubt, is the Corsia de' Servi. In the part of it that lies
parallel to the Cathedral, it is about as broad as the Rue St Honore at
Paris; but two hundred yards beyond it, it suddenly widens and is then
broader than Portland Place the whole way to the Porta Orientale. On the
left hand of this street, on proceeding from the Cathedral to the Porta
Orientale, is a beautiful and extensive garden; an ornamental iron railing
separates it from the street. From the number of fine trees here there is
so much shade therefrom that it forms a very agreeable promenade during the
heat of the day.
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