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Palazzo Del Touring Club Italiano
The Palazzo del Touring Club Italiano, also known as ''Palazzo Bertarelli'', is a historic building situated in Milan, Italy. History The building was designed by Achille Binda to house the new seat of the Touring Club Italiano. Construction works started in 1914 and were completed in 1915. In 2021, the building was converted into a five-star Radisson hotel, the ''Radisson Collection Hotel, Palazzo Touring Club Milan''. Description The building occupies a triangular-shaped block delimited by the major thoroughfare of Corso Italia and by the smaller Via Amedei and Via Giuseppe Barellai. It features an ornate eclectic style. The façades are characterized by rich and elaborate ornamentation, including columns and arched windows. Some bronze sculpture, bronze sculptures depicting Touring Club Italiano founder Luigi Vittorio Bertarelli and other former club presidents can be found in the main hall of the building. References External links Buildings and structures in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eclectic Architecture
Eclecticism is a 19th and 20th century architectural style in which a single piece of work incorporates a mixture of elements from previous historical styles to create something that is new and original. In architecture and interior design, these elements may include structural features, furniture, decorative motives, distinct historical ornament, traditional cultural motifs or styles from other countries, with the mixture usually chosen based on its suitability to the project and overall aesthetic value. The term is also used of the many architects of the 19th and early 20th centuries who designed buildings in a variety of styles according to the wishes of their clients, or their own. The styles were typically revivalist, and each building might be mostly or entirely consistent within the style selected, or itself an eclectic mixture. Gothic Revival architecture, especially in churches, was most likely to strive for a relatively "pure" revival style from a particular medieval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
