Milan: Architecture

Places and attractions in the Architecture category

Sforza's Castle

Medieval fortress housing art treasures Nestled in the heart of Milan, Sforza Castle (Castello Sforzesco) is not only a monumental fortification but also a cultural cornerstone housing several of the city's museum and art collections. This grandiose castle, a symbol of Milan's rich history, was originally...

Church of Holy Mary of Grace

Church with Da Vinci's The Last Supper The Church of Holy Mary of Grace, more commonly known as Santa Maria delle Grazie, is a renowned cultural and spiritual landmark situated in the heart of Milan, Italy. This church is a shining example of Renaissance architecture and is most famous for housing one of...

Palazzo dei Giureconsulti

Nestled in the heart of Milan, the Palazzo dei Giureconsulti stands as an embodiment of the city's rich history and architectural splendor. This grand palace, situated near the iconic Piazza del Duomo, dates back to the late Renaissance period and serves as a testament...

Palazzo Carminati

Nestled in the bustling city of Milan, Italy, Palazzo Carminati stands as a testament to the grandeur and elegance of Italian architecture. This stately palace, positioned with a commanding view over the Piazza del Duomo, has been an integral part of Milan's urban...

Palazzo della Ragione

Medieval palace with arcades and frescoes The Palazzo della Ragione is a historic building of Milan, Italy, located in Piazza Mercanti, facing the Loggia degli Osii. It was built in the 13th century and originally served as a broletto as well as a judicial seat.

Casa di Riposo per Musicisti

The Casa di Riposo per Musicisti is a home for retired opera singers and musicians in Milan, northern Italy, founded by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1896. The building was designed in the neo-Gothic style by Italian architect, Camillo Boito. Both Verdi and his wife, Giuseppina Strepponi are buried there.

Arco della Pace

Porta Sempione is a city gate of Milan, Italy. The name is used both to refer to the gate proper and to the surrounding district, a part of the Zone 1 division, including the major avenue of Corso Sempione.

Casa Manzoni

Writer's birthplace with tours and library Casa Manzoni is a historical palace sited in via Morone 1 near the quadrilateral of fashion in the center of Milan, Italy. Owned by the Manzoni family, the house was the birthplace of the famous Italian writer Alessandro Manzoni in 1785.

San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore

Church known for its frescoes and artwork San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore is a church in Milan, northern Italy. It was originally attached to the most important female convent of the Benedictines in the city, Monastero Maggiore, which is now in use as the Civic Archaeological Museum.

Palazzo Castiglioni

Palazzo Castiglioni is an Art Nouveau palace of Milan, northern Italy. It was designed by Giuseppe Sommaruga in the Liberty style and built between 1901 and 1903. The rusticated blocks of the basement imitate a natural rocky shape, while the rest of the decorations are inspired by 18th century stuccos.

San Babila

San Babila is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic church in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy. It was once considered the third most important in the city after the Duomo and the Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio. It is dedicated to saint Babylas of Antioch.

Archi di Porta Nuova

Porta Nuova is one of the two medieval gates of Milan that still exist in the modern city. It is sited along the ancient "Navigli Ring" on the perimeter of the medieval walls of the city.

Casa Fontana-Silvestri

Casa Fontana-Silvestri is one of the few Renaissance buildings surviving in Milan, Italy. The main structure dates back to the 12th century, but its current form is due to a thorough modification that were made at the end of the 14th century, in a style that mixes Renaissance and Gothic elements.

Albergo diurno Venezia

The Albergo diurno Venezia is a structure built under Piazza Oberdan in Milan, on the western side towards Via Tadino.

Casa Campanini

Casa Campanini is an art nouveau building in Milan, Italy, located at 11, Via Bellini. It was completed between 1903 and 1906 by architect Alfredo Campanini, who later inhabited the building.

Casa degli Omenoni

Casa degli Omenoni is a historic palace of Milan, northern Italy, located in the eponymous street of Via degli Omenoni. It was designed by sculptor Leone Leoni for himself; he both lived and worked there.

Palazzo Tarsis

The Palazzo Tarsis is an 18th-century mansion in Milan, northern Italy, built in the Neoclassical style. Its interiors were fully renovated after the building was bombed in 1943.

Palazzo Litta

The Palazzo Litta, also known as the Palazzo Arese-Litta, is a Baroque structure in Milan, northern Italy, opposite San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, and dating from the period of Spanish rule of the city.

Palazzo Belgioioso

The Palazzo Belgioioso is a palatial residence in the northern Italian city of Milan, completed in 1781 in a Neoclassical style by Giuseppe Piermarini.

Palazzo Anguissola

The Palazzo Anguissola or Anguissola Traversi is a palace located at Via Manzoni number 10, in central Milan, a city in the northern Italy. Construction began in 1778, and its Neoclassical facade, designed by Luigi Canonica, was added in 1829.

Palazzo Saporiti

The Palazzo Saporiti, also known as Palazzo Rocca-Saporiti, is a historic Neoclassical mansion in the centre of the north Italian city of Milan.

Torre Velasca

Well-known skyscraper with unique design The Torre Velasca is a skyscraper built in the 1950s by the BBPR architectural partnership, in Milan, Italy. The tower is part of the first generation of Italian modern architecture, while still being part of the Milanese context in which it was born, to which also belongs the Milan Cathedral and the Sforza Castle.

Palazzo Sormani

Palazzo Sormani is a historic building of Milan, Italy, and the seat of the central public library of Milan. It is located at number 6 in Corso di Porta Vittoria, in the Zone 1 administrative division of the city.

Palazzo Stampa di Soncino

The Palazzo Stampa a Soncino is a 16th-century Renaissance-style palace on Via Soncino number 2, corner Via Torino, of Milan, Italy. The palace now has residential apartments and stores.

Certosa di Garegnano

Garegnano Charterhouse, also known as Milan Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, located on the outskirts of Milan, Italy, in the Garegnano district. It now houses a community of Capuchin Friars.

Rotonda della Besana

The Rotonda della Besana is a late baroque building complex and former cemetery in Milan, Italy, built between 1695 and 1732 and located close to the city center. The complex comprises a lobate hectagonal colonnade portico enclosing a garden and the deconsacrated church of San Michele ai Sepolcri.

Palazzo Annoni

Palazzo Annoni is a 17th-century Baroque building in Milan, Italy. It is located at nr. 6 of Corso di Porta Romana.

Unicredit Tower

The UniCredit Tower is a skyscraper in Milan, Italy. At 231 metres, it is the tallest building in Italy. In 2009, the estimated labour cost was about €2.1 billion, and in 2015 the infrastructure cost €2.7 billion, a total of €4.8 billion.

Palazzo Mellerio

The Palazzo Mellerio is a late-baroque-style palace located on Corso di Porta Romana #13 in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.

Palazzo Taverna

The Palazzo Taverna is a late Neoclassical mansion in Milan, Italy, designed by Ferdinando Albertolli in 1835. It is located at 2, Via Montenapoleone, in the Porta Nuova district of the city.

San Fedele

San Fedele is a Jesuit church in Milan, northern Italy. It is dedicated to St. Fidelis of Como, patron of the Catholic diocese of Como. Presently it remains a parish church, owned by the Jesuit order, though focusing on religious works.

Pirelli Tower

Pirelli Tower is a 32-storey, 127 m skyscraper in Milan, Italy. The base of the building is 1,900 m², with a length of 75.5 m and a width of 20.5 m. The construction used approximately 30,000 m³ of concrete. The building weighs close to 70,000 t with a volume of 125,324 m³.

Chiesa di San Paolo Converso

San Paolo Converso is a former Roman Catholic church in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy. Built in 1546-1580 for the convent of the Order of the Angeliche, it has a nave with barrel vault with a wall dividing the church reserved to the nuns to that for the common faithful, like in San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore.

Villa Arconati

The Villa Arconati, also known as the Castellazzo Degli Arconati, is a rural palace and gardens, located in the district of Castellazo of the town of Bollate, northwest of Milan, Italy. Built-in a grand Baroque style over the 17th and 18th centuries, it now functions as a museum and host for events and meetings.

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