Puella Magi Madoka Magica - Milan Cathedral

In the Puella Magi Madoka Magica movies the roof of the Mitakihara Middle School is based on the Milan Cathedral roof.



Image from Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Beginnings - 49m29s


The roof of the cathedral. Unfortunately there were renovations going on when I visited, but you can see the spires and the structure in the middle of the shot that matches.




Image from Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion - 12m42s


Closer look from the third movie.




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In the movies they have the structure in the middle on both ends on the roof, but there's just one in real life. This is the actual view in the opposite direction.




It wasn't shown in the movies, but here's a look at the front of the cathedral as well.



No map since this is a famous tourist attraction.

This location was visited on 2018/10/18.

Links:
Cathedral official website

Aria - Himeya Company

And finally there's Himeya Company which, unlike Orange Planet and Aria Company, is actually based on a real place in Venice.



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This is a hotel named Hotel Danieli in real life, which is located along the Saint Mark's Canal seaside of the Castello sestieri district.




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Closer view of the building.




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Aika is shown living on the second floor here.




Image from Aria the Natural Episode 19 - 04m09s


Another view of the front of the building.




Image from Aria the Natural Episode 19 - 07m27s


To the right of the hotel is the Ponte del Vin bridge.




Image from Aria the Origination Episode 12 - 01m35s


Closeup of the bridge.




Image from Aria the Natural Episode 20 - 02m29s


The bridge crosses the Rio del Vin canal.




Image from Aria the Origination Episode 11 - 03m44s


From the bridge you can get pictures of the gondola entrance to the hotel.




Image from Aria the Natural Episode 24 - 20m39s


Image from Aria the Origination Episode 11 - 05m01s


The main hotel entrance is in front of the building though.




Image from Aria the Animation Episode 2 - 07m07s


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This is inside the hotel lobby.




Image from Aria the Origination Episode 7 - 13m55s


Glass roof above the lobby. Since I didn't stay at this hotel I didn't get any more pictures inside.




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Back outside again.




Image from Aria the Origination Episode 5 - 10m22s


View of San Giorgio Maggiore Island in front of the hotel.




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In front of the hotel is also this gondola stop.




Image from Aria the Animation Episode 11 - 14m12s


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And a San Zaccaria water bus stop which makes getting certain pictures, like this panning shot, difficult.




Image from Aria the Origination Episode 12 - 04m27s


Another Himeya location is the place Himeya Rosen is based on, Ca' Nigra Lagoon Resort, which is located near Venezia Santa Lucia Station.




Image from Aria the Origination Episode 12 - 14m56s


No gondola entrance here though. I've marked a path from Hotel Danieli to this place in the map below.



Location map:



These locations were visited on 2018/10/14, 2018/10/15 and 2018/10/16.

Links:
Hotel Danieli official website

Special thanks to the ones who went here before:
http://aria-navigation.world.coocan.jp/venezia_location.html
http://veniceorigination.blogspot.com/2009/01/pilgrims-guide-to-venice.html