Mercato Centrale Milano

This guide to Mercato Centrale Milano traces the long, unfinished history of Milan's Central Station, from Ulisse Stacchini's winning 1906 design through decades of delay to its 1931 opening as the self-styled cathedral of movement. You'll hear about the corner of the station, tucked against the tracks, that sat empty and purposeless for most of a century even as the rest of the building became legend. It follows how a design team eventually approached that overlooked space, treating the old walls as something to work with rather than erase.