The Ca' de Sass ( Lombard name; literally "house of stone") is a monumental 19th century building in

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. Located near the city centre, at 6 and 8 of Via Monte di Pietà, it used to be the headquarters of

Cariplo Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde, known in shorthand as Cariplo SpA, was an Italian bank founded in 1823. On 2 January 1998, it merged with Banco Ambrosiano Veneto to form Banca Intesa. Cariplo SpA became a short-lived sub-holding com ...

, an Italian bank that has since merged into

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

Palazzo Strozzi Palazzo Strozzi is a palace in Florence, Italy. It is located in the historic centre between the homonymous Via Strozzi and Piazza Strozzi, and Via Tornabuoni. History The construction of the palace was begun in 1489 by Benedetto da Maiano, ...

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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 Commercial buildings completed in 1872

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