Santa Maria della Scala, Milan

Santa Maria della Scala
Santa Maria della Scala (engraving by Marc'Antonio Dal Re)
Santa Maria della Scala Location in Milan
45°28′04″N 9°11′19″E / 45.46778°N 9.18861°E / 45.46778; 9.18861
Location	Piazza della Scala 20121 Milan
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Ambrosian Rite (Roman Catholic)
History
Founded	7 September 1381
Founder(s)	Regina della Scala
Dedication	Assumption of Mary
Associated people	Regina della Scala and Bernabò Visconti (foundation and donation)
Architecture
Functional status	Demolished
Style	Lombard Gothic
Years built	1381–1385
Demolished	1776

Santa Maria della Scala was a church dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and located in the center of Milan. It was erected in Gothic style in the 14th century by Beatrice Regina della Scala, wife of the Lord of Milan Bernabò Visconti, and demolished in the 18th century to make way for a new theatre called Teatro alla Scala after her name.^[1]