The building was constructed between 1939 and 1956. From 2007 to 2010 it was undergoing refurbishing and restructuring and now it has become the Museo del Novecento http://tinyurl.com/8jknq8t
There is an evocative atmosphere inside the rooms where the author wrote some of the most influential works in Italian literature, like I Promessi Sposi and Il Cinque Maggio http://tinyurl.com/8gsdn49
Largely attributed to Bramante, the building was erected towards the end of ‘400 as the extension and renovation of a house built in the XIII / XIV centuries. http://tinyurl.com/8hjpff2
The “Pirellone,” as it is commonly called by the people of Milan, is probably Milan’s most prestigious example of post-war architecture. It was designed by Gio Ponti. http://tinyurl.com/8f2mw4z
The building retains the original seventeenth-century style façade in exposed brick which incorporates the fine arched portal, consisting of blocks of pink and red marbles http://tinyurl.com/9r7pnmk
Fausto and Giuseppe Bagatti Valsecchi built their house on the pattern of 16th-century Italian mansions. A curious ambition for two lawyers living in the 19th century http://tinyurl.com/9xzzpjc
It was commissioned to the architect Sommaruga by Ermenegildo Castiglioni and is considered to be one of the most significant examples of Art Nouveau architecture in Italy http://tinyurl.com/c6rvg9w
It is the result of Marquis Clerici’s decision to extend an existing building in the early 18th century. Parts of the design can be attributed to Francesco Croce http://tinyurl.com/d5esjvn
Its name is a reference to the building’s juridical functions in earlier centuries, when it was used by the most important magistrates of the city and the dukedom. http://tinyurl.com/brqclv5
It is the location of Milan’s State Archive, a collection of documents, providing living testimony of historical events from the Longobard epoch to contemporary times http://tinyurl.com/cf95mdp
Built in the 1200’s, it was the location in which the authorities conducted their activities up until the 18th century. Now it hosts exhibitions http://tinyurl.com/9c3xmmye http://tinyurl.com/9c3xmmy
It is named after a convent for the Benedictine nuns of Santa Maria della Stella (“Stelline,” little stars). The convent building was refurbished over the centuries http://tinyurl.com/ckx7af5
It is divided into three sections: the Appeal Court, the Law Court and the Magistrates Court. On the S-W side is a 61 m. high tower, originally intended to hold the archives http://tinyurl.com/bqdbvbu
An elegant and noble residence built in the XVII century, it constituted an authentic villa with the principal façade on the park side http://tinyurl.com/8obgrno
Impressive for its great artistic value, it is the expression of a new era for Milan and of the connection between Milanese culture and the French and English Enlightenment. http://tinyurl.com/96qh8pa
The Region of Lombardy’s design for its Palazzo Lombardia comprises a 160 mt tower, 4 buildings with a sinusoid ground plan, and a square dedicated to the cities of Lombardy http://tinyurl.com/bwrjxuu
The building has been the seat of the civic administration since 9 September 1861, when the mayor at that time, Antonio Beretta, moved the city hall there. http://tinyurl.com/ckcg44d
The historic location of Milan's stock exchange is a fitting symbol for the city's business vocation. It was built in 1932, with design by architect Paolo Mezzanotte http://tinyurl.com/c82btye
The great Neoclassical renovation performed by Giuseppe Piermarini took place towards the end of the 18th century. From then on, it was a palace for the rulers of the city http://tinyurl.com/ax5kknv
It was designed and constructed between 1956 and 1958. For its very unusual shape, it was christened “the skyscraper with suspenders” by Milanese citizens. http://tinyurl.com/c82kulw
It was built between 1932 and 1935 by Piero Portaluppi and expanded by Tommaso Buzzi. This residence is a landmark to the entrance of Rationalism into modern architecture http://tinyurl.com/c95eotx
Commissioned from architect Leopoldo Pollack by Ludovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso, it was Napoleon’s Milan residence, and later the home of Viceroy Eugenio Beauharnais http://tinyurl.com/cjkmmq4
