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Exited from the abbey, on our right we can admire the bell tower, almost 50 meters high, that was realized in three years of work, from 1723 to 1725, following the idea of the architect Pietrasanta. This bell tower is on the right of the church as the tradition of the cistercian churches in 1700.. We started to talk about the new bell tower in 1708. In 1710 a big part of the tower was already built, following the idea of  Federico Pietrasanta, but the bell tower would be finished in 1723.  The six bells were put in 1740,and they had been playing for 60 years but because of the French Revolution they were sold to the sanctuary of Saronno and the abbey was closed. Pietrasanta was surely one of the most illustrious architect that had worked in the monastery of Parabiago, and the refined bell tower is the proof. The floor are divided by elegant architectonic modulations and rounded frame. This elements create a delicate light game, and seems a specific choice to had let the masonry vestment visible, like an imaginary connection to the traditional Gothic architecture of Lombardy.

We carry on until seeing the two emblems on the facade of the church

The actually church is the third one realized in the place where the tradition wants the apparition of Saint Ambrogio. It was built in just 5 years, from 1708 to 1723, and it was ordered by the architect of Milan Quadrio. It's presented in the same way it was realized in the '700. On the facade in new-classical style, above the porch, the Cistercians made: on the right the emblem of Visconti (founders of the church and protagonists in the battle), and on the left the emblem of Milan to thank the city. Above there's a statue of Saint Ambrogio. The first glance, observing the church from outside,  is surely offered by the height of the factory, slim and at the same time imposing.

The facade  is set up in the low part by a central porch marked by pilasters and fornicates, true arch triumphal which brings inside the church.

The masonry parameter outdoor is marked by simple architectonic  scores which remind to the intern organization of the nave with a surfaces modulation clear and systematic.

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