Ravizza Park, Urban park near Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.
Ravizza Park is a rectangular green space in Milan with symmetrical pathways and a mix of maple, cedar, oak, poplar, and elm trees spread throughout. The vegetation creates different zones for walking and sitting.
The area was designated a public park in the Beruto regulatory plan of 1889, but the park was only realised in 1902, once the Camporicco farmhouse occupying the site had been demolished. The definitive layout was drawn up by the architect Tettamanzi, who conceived it as the green space for the neighbourhood that would grow around it. It was later named after Alessandrina Ravizza, a feminist and benefactor who worked for abandoned children and women's right to education.
The park is named after Alessandrina Ravizza, a feminist and volunteer who cared for orphaned children and championed women's right to education. The singer-songwriter Franco Battiato mentions the park in his song "Quand'ero giovane", from the album Apriti sesamo.
The park is a large rectangle facing Viale Toscana, opposite the ex OM park; its other sides are Via Ferdinando Bocconi, Via Vignola and Via Vittadini. Viale Giovanni Sebastiano Bach, closed to traffic since the 1960s, cuts it in two, while the curving Viale Brahms links through smaller paths to Largo Beethoven. There is one children's playground and three dog areas.
Since the 1940s, after Bocconi University was built nearby, the park became a key daytime meeting spot for students. This role transformed it into a crossroads between academic life and urban space.
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