The church of San Babila is located in the square of the same name and is probably the first Christian church in Milan. On the site where the current building stands, there appears to have been a primitive church, which was itself built – in 46 AD. – on the remains of a pagan temple dedicated to the Sun. The church we see reflects Romanesque and Baroque architecture, the result of restorations at the end of the nineteenth century. It was rebuilt after 1575 with the extension of a span; then from 1598 to 1610 the monumental facade was completed, later destroyed, and the Romanesque apses by Aurelio Trezzi. Only in 1880 was the architect Cesa Bianchi entrusted with the task of a general restoration, who carried out the recovery of the original Romanesque structure with additions in style. The work on the facade was carried out by Cesare Nava and completed in 1905, while the bell tower, which was originally located on the facade, now stands next to it, raised and also transformed into Romanesque-Lombard style in 1926. The 2012/2013 restoration works were sponsored thanks to Urban Vision