page_title: Lugano
section_title: Buildings
hierarchical_section_title: Lugano / Tourism / Buildings
caption_attribution_description: English: The view from the top of Monte Brè
context_page_description: Lugano is a town and a municipality in southern Switzerland in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino bordering Italy.
  The between 2004 and 2013 territorially vastly expanded municipality has a population of 63,185, and an urban agglomeration of over 150,000. The ninth largest Swiss town, it is the largest in Ticino and largest with an Italian speaking majority outside of Italy. The town lies on Lake Lugano, surrounded by the mountains of the Lugano Prealps.
  The eastern part of the municipality shares a border with Italy.
context_section_description: St. Lawrence Cathedral (9th and 15th century)
  St. Mary of the Angels Church (16th century) with the fresco of the Christ's Passion from Bernardino Luini
  Parco civico – Villa Ciani
  Piazza della Riforma
  Villa Favorita
  San Rocco Church
caption: The view of Lake Lugano from Monte Brè
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