Ospedale Maggiore, traditionally referred to as Ka Grande - a building in the center of Milan, built to accommodate one of the first public hospitals. Customer construction made in 1456 by Francesco Sforza, and worked on the project architect Antonio Filarete. The building itself is one of the first examples of Renaissance architecture in Lombardy. Today the Ospedale Maggiore placed State University of Milan, but inside you can still see traces of the past "medical" purpose.

As mentioned above, he worked on a project of the hospital celebrated architect Filarete, but directly involved in the construction engineer Guiniforte Solari, also had a hand in the construction of the monastery complex of the Certosa di Pavia. Above the cloister and the decoration work of Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, a disciple and son-Solari.

Initially, the Ospedale Maggiore was conceived as a hospital for the poor, but to receive treatment here could almost anyone. And over time, the hospital has become the medical center of life in Milan. In the early 20th century it was decided that the hospital should be moved to a new location for the channel. The move coincided with the foundation of the University of Milan, who finished the building Ca Grande. Later in the Ospedale Maggiore also includes hospitals San Carlo Borromeo of Milan and Sesto San Giovanni.

Today, the historical archive of the hospital kept an interesting exhibit. In the early 19th century Milanese Carlo Ignazio Busca brought to Milan Egyptian mummy in a sarcophagus and papyrus. Mummy, now kept in the Castello Sforzesco, but papyrus can be seen in the Ospedale Maggiore. However, the original is not available for viewing, but can be found with its digital reproduction. Ancient Egyptian papyrus reproduces the famous Book of the Dead - a collection of hymns and religious texts intended to help the deceased to overcome the danger of the underworld. According to scientists, this collection has been created at Thebes in the 14-13 th centuries BC