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, located close to the city centre, at numbers 6 and 8 of Via Monte di Pietà. It used to be the headquarters of

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, a former Italian bank, now merged into

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. The design of the building by architect

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, began in 1868. Balzaretto's design was largely inspired by the architecture of

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, and by

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bank buildings in general. Construction of the building was completed in 1872. The external walls of the buildings are rusticated, with

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s and

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References

* Attilia Lanza, ''Milano e i suoi palazzi:Porta Vercellina, Comasina e Nuova''. Libreria Meravigli, Milano 1993, pp. 196–197 Buildings and structures completed in 1872

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