ThePalazzo Anguissola Antona Traversi is a palace located at Via Manzoni number 10, in centralMilan, a city in thenorthern Italy. Construction began in 1778, and itsNeoclassical facade, designed byLuigi Canonica, was added in 1829.[1]
The inner core of the building was constructed between 1775 and 1778 under the supervision ofCarlo Felice Soave 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 ofCorinthian pilasters terminating in a frieze with a musical relief clearly inspired by the nearbyScala. The ground floor is however faced with smooth blocks of granite rather than with the more commonbugnato finish.[2]
Today, together with adjoiningPalazzo Brentani the building houses theGallerie d'Italia - Milano.[1]
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