Gallaratese

For Italian football team, see Società Ginnastica Gallaratese A.S.D.

Gallaratese is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 8 administrative division of the city. It is located about 7 km north-west of the city centre. It borders on the comune of Pero to the north and on the districts of Trenno to the west and Lampugnano to the south; to the east, its ideal border is the eponymous street, which in turn is named after Gallarate, the town it leads to.

Gallaratese
Quartiere of Milan
The thermal power station (left) and the "tower houses" (right)
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Milan
Comune	Milan
Zone	8
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

History

The tower houses

The project for the Gallaraterse district was first laid down by architect Piero Bottoni in the mid 20th century. The objective was to create a low-income housing district with green areas, effective traffic connection to the city, and functional public services. Construction began in 1957, from a first core of the district named "Gallaratese G.1".^[1] The original plan by Bottoni was then refined and developed by over 60 architects, led by Gianluigi Reggio.^[1]