Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 24-07-2018

Technology company Apple has premiered the Apple Piazza Liberty, a new retail location that will revitalise a piazza in the centre of Milan.

The project, which includes both a grand public plaza and a store below, brings Apple’s latest retail design to Italy for the first time.

Just off the Corso Vittorio Emanuele, one of the most popular pedestrian streets in Milan, visitors will first see a dramatic glass fountain that serves as the entrance to the store and a backdrop to the large outdoor amphitheatre.

The piazza, clad in Beola Grigia, a stone used throughout Milan, is open to the public 24 hours a day and will host special events year-round amongst 14 Gleditsia Sunburst trees planted in the area.

Apple’s senior vice president of Retail Angela Ahrendts says there’s no better expression of Apple’s vision for its stores serving as modern-day gathering places than Apple Piazza Liberty.

“In a city with such rich history of art, entertainment and creativity, it’s an honour to establish a space where anyone can be inspired to learn, create and connect with their neighbours.”

The Apple Piazza Liberty provides free hourly sessions on photography, filmmaking, music creation, coding, design and more, that aim to unlock creativity in all attendees.

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