Cordusio is a station on

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of the Milan Metro in the busy, commercial

Piazzale Cordusio Piazza Cordusio (also informally referred to as Piazzale Cordusio)The terms "piazza" and "piazzale" both refer to city squares, the latter being used for "larger" squares. While Cordusio is a rather large square, its formal name is "Piazza Cordusio ...

. It was opened on 1 November 1964 as part of the inaugural section of the Metro, between Sesto Marelli and

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. The station is near the piazza del Duomo, and the long

via Dante Via Dante today is a pedestrian street in central Milan, Italy, connecting Piazzale Cordusio (near the town center and the Cordusio (Milan Metro), Cordusio metro station) with Largo Cairoli (to the northwest and housing the Cairoli (Milan Metro), C ...

, which leads up to the

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. As with the square in which it is located, it takes its name from the ''Curia Ducis'', the Court of Duke: this name dates back to the

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period.

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