Crypt of Leonardo and San Sepolcro Church
Milan, Italy
Trip Type: Attraction Tickets
Duration: Flexible
After 50 years the Crypt of Leonardo is open; it is the most ancient underground church in Milan. Built on the site of the Roman Forum, the Crypt of Santo Sepolcro also called the Crypt of Leonardo da Vinci was founded in 1030 and was dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
It was rebuilt for the first time in 1100 as San Sepolcro Church and has experienced many modifications over the years. Leonardo da Vinci was fascinated by the beauty of the Crypt and, in tracing his bird’s eye view map of Milan, took as a center the Crypt where the ancient Cardo and Decumano of Milan crossed.
Today is exposed here an ancient book of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana with the map of Leonardo.
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After 50 years the Crypt of Leonardo is open; it is the most ancient underground church in Milan. Built on the site of the Roman Forum, the Crypt of Santo Sepolcro also called the Crypt of Leonardo da Vinci was founded in 1030 and was dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
It was rebuilt for the first time in 1100 as San Sepolcro Church and has experienced many modifications over the years. Leonardo da Vinci was fascinated by the beauty of the Crypt and, in tracing his bird’s eye view map of Milan, took as a center the Crypt where the ancient Cardo and Decumano of Milan crossed.
Today is exposed here an ancient book of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana with the map of Leonardo.
Visiting the Crypt of Leonardo is an opportunity to step back in time. For 50 years, it has not been open to the public, but thanks to the efforts of many players, this historic place can be visited once more.
The crypt is divided by columns, and fresco line the walls. The floor is made from slabs of white Verona Stone, which once made the pavement of the 4th-century Roman forum. Among the sarcophagi, there is a 14th-century one with images of the resurrection.
In visiting the San Sepolcro church, you are following the footsteps of one of Milan’s most famous residents, Leonardo da Vinci. He was struck by both the beauty and the symbolic nature of the church. In the map in the Codex Atlanticus, Leonardo draws the church of San Sepolcro as the center of Milan.
The Crypt of Leonardo has recently reopened for the first time in fifty years. It is also known as the Crypt of Leonardo, after the artist Leonardo da Vinci, who was fascinated by the beauty of the church and considered it the center of Milan. The crypt takes you back to the earliest days of Milan, as it was built on the site of the Roman forum and the flooring of the crypt dates from that era. Inside the crypt is a remarkable replica of the tomb of Christ.
You can visit this place every day from midday till 8 pm; entrance is located at Piazza San Sepolcro on the back side of Ambrosiana Gallery.
It was rebuilt for the first time in 1100 as San Sepolcro Church and has experienced many modifications over the years. Leonardo da Vinci was fascinated by the beauty of the Crypt and, in tracing his bird’s eye view map of Milan, took as a center the Crypt where the ancient Cardo and Decumano of Milan crossed.
Today is exposed here an ancient book of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana with the map of Leonardo.
Visiting the Crypt of Leonardo is an opportunity to step back in time. For 50 years, it has not been open to the public, but thanks to the efforts of many players, this historic place can be visited once more.
The crypt is divided by columns, and fresco line the walls. The floor is made from slabs of white Verona Stone, which once made the pavement of the 4th-century Roman forum. Among the sarcophagi, there is a 14th-century one with images of the resurrection.
In visiting the San Sepolcro church, you are following the footsteps of one of Milan’s most famous residents, Leonardo da Vinci. He was struck by both the beauty and the symbolic nature of the church. In the map in the Codex Atlanticus, Leonardo draws the church of San Sepolcro as the center of Milan.
The Crypt of Leonardo has recently reopened for the first time in fifty years. It is also known as the Crypt of Leonardo, after the artist Leonardo da Vinci, who was fascinated by the beauty of the church and considered it the center of Milan. The crypt takes you back to the earliest days of Milan, as it was built on the site of the Roman forum and the flooring of the crypt dates from that era. Inside the crypt is a remarkable replica of the tomb of Christ.
You can visit this place every day from midday till 8 pm; entrance is located at Piazza San Sepolcro on the back side of Ambrosiana Gallery.
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