Italian architect Angelo Renna has suggested planting 35,000 cypress trees in Milan's San Siro stadium to turn it into a public memorial for those that lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic.
Renna made the proposal to save the iconic San Siro stadium, which has been home to Italian football clubs AC Milan and Inter Milan since 1926, from demolition and create an appropriate memorial to the pandemic.

"The main idea is to save the legendary San Siro stadium from demolition, converting the entire structure into a place of commemoration in memory of the victims of Covid-19," Renna told Dezeen.
"Almost 35,000 people have lost their lives in Italy during the past five months during the coronavirus pandemic and Milan has been one of the main epicentres," he continued. "My hope is to create a spiritual and sacred place in which people will able to reconnect with their beloved ones."

Designed by architect Ulisse StacchiniIt and extensively remodelled for the 1990 World Cup by Ragazzi and Partners, the San Siro is one of the world's best-known stadiums. In an interview with Dezeen, designer Fabio Novembre described it as "probably the most well-known place in Milan".
However, the clubs are planning to demolish the stadium and build a new venue nearby. Renna designed his proposal to give the building a "second life".

"My proposal involves the transformation of the existing stadium into something completely diff...