The Palazzo Anguissola Antona Traversi is a palace located at Via Manzoni number 10, in central
Milan, a city in the
northern Italy
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. Construction began in 1778, and its
Neoclassical facade, designed by
Luigi Canonica
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, was added in 1829.
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. ''Gallerie d'Italia''. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
The inner core of the building was constructed between 1775 and 1778 under the supervision of
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from Lugano with particular attention to the interior garden. The building soon changed hands and in 1829 the exterior was reworked by Luigi Canonica who gave it the finish it maintains today. More ornate than most Milanese Neoclassical buildings, the facade consists of
Corinthian pilasters terminating in a frieze with a musical relief clearly inspired by the nearby
Scala. The ground floor is however faced with smooth blocks of granite rather than with the more common
bugnato
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finish.
[Attila Lanza and Marilea Somarè, ''Milano e i suoi palazzi: porta Vercellina, Comasina e Nuova'', 1993, Vimercate, Libreria Meravigli editrice, p. 151. ]
Today, together with adjoining Palazzo Brentani the building houses th
Gallerie d'Italia - Milano[
]
See also
*Neoclassical architecture in Milan
References
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Houses completed in 1778
Neoclassical architecture in Milan
Palaces in Milan
Gallerie di Piazza Scala
Intesa Sanpaolo buildings and structures
Tourist attractions in Milan
Neoclassical palaces in Italy, Anguissola Antona Traversi