Antonio Bernocchi (17 January 1859 – 8 December 1930) was an Italian industrialist, who built up a successful textile factory at Legnano , in Lombardy .
14-523: Bernocchi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Antonio Bernocchi (1859–1930), business magnate and philanthropist Eraldo Bernocchi (born c. 1963), Italian musician Piero Bernocchi (born 1947), Italian trade unionist, writer and politician See also [ edit ] Coppa Bernocchi , bicycle race in Legnano, Italy [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
28-567: A large lawn for civic use, adorned on the north-eastern side by the Arena, and on the north-western side by the Arch of Peace, starting point of the axis of the Sempione. After the unification of Italy, the military use of the area ceased, and the city began to experience a demographic increase that required the construction of new neighbourhoods. A real estate company proposed redevelopping the castle area (which
42-504: A small textile bleaching works at Legnano . In 1898 the family started a textile business at Legnano, which was successful and grew substantially. Factories were opened at Nerviano , Cerro Maggiore and Angera . Bernocchi became sindaco (mayor) of Legnano. In 1929 he was made a Grande Ufficiale ("grand officer") of the Order of the Crown of Italy . In the same year he was made a Senator of
56-603: Is a large city park in the historic center of Milan , region of Lombardy, Italy . Established in 1888, and designed by Emilio Alemagna, it has an overall area of 38.6 hectares (95 acres), and it is located inside the Zone 1 administrative division. The vaguely polygonal park is anchored to the southeast by grounds of the Sforza Castle and a linear axis leads in the northwest to the Arch of Peace . The perpendicular axis to these two landmarks
70-531: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Antonio Bernocchi Bernocchi was born on 17 January 1859 at Castellanza in the province of Varese , in Lombardy in northern Italy. He was one of three sons of Rodolfo Bernocchi and Angela Colombo. Bernocchi attended the Scuola Tecnica of Busto Arsizio , but did not complete his education. By the age of fifteen he was working for his father in
84-575: Is flanked on the northeast by the oval Arena Civica and in the southwest by the Palazzo dell'Arte ("Palace of Art"), built in 1933 to house the Fifth Triennale di Milano art and design exposition, and now a permanent museum, theater, and exhibition hall. Contemporary and near the Palazzo dell'Arte is the steel tower-spire Torre Branca , designed in 1933 by Gio Ponti as Tower Littoria (Lictor's Tower). Near
98-447: The surname Bernocchi . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernocchi&oldid=834463178 " Categories : Surnames Italian-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
112-566: The Arena, stands the public aquarium . Prior to the Sempione Park, this site formed the Visconti ducal park or "Barcho". This oak and chestnut woodland was enlarged and enclosed by the Sforza to encompass 3 million square meters in area. In addition to housing hunted game, exotic animals were also introduced by members of the house of Sforza. By the 18th century, the land was in disuse, and in 1861
126-635: The Kingdom of Italy . He died in Milan in the following year, on 8 December 1930. He is buried in the Cimitero Monumentale di Milano , in a large monumental tomb by the architect Alessandro Minali and the sculptor Giannino Castiglioni . Bernocchi made several charitable donations. After the demoralising Italian defeat at Caporetto in November 1917 he was the first to donate to a new charitable organisation for
140-542: The Palazzo dell'Arte, home of the Triennale exhibition, in the Parco Sempione . The pavilion, also known as Palazzo Bernocchi, was designed by Giovanni Muzio and built between 1931 and 1933; construction was financed by Bernocchi and by his brothers Andrea and Michele. The Coppa Bernocchi , a bicycle race held at Legnano since 1919, is dedicated to Bernocchi. Parco Sempione Parco Sempione ("Simplon Park")
154-502: The area, was modified several times and allocated the entire parade ground to a public garden. For the castle a restoration was planned, with the intention to create a destination for cultural uses. The park, called "Parco Sempione", was built between 1888 and 1894 according to the project of architect Emilio Alemagna, providing avenues for carriages, a pond and a belvedere where the Biblioteca del Parco Sempione currently stands. The green
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#1732883578167168-516: The benefit of war veterans, La Patria Riconoscente, which would later become the Opera Nazionale Combattenti . He gave funds for the establishment or expansion of schools and hospitals in Legnano, where two schools are named after him. He was a benefactor of La Scala in Milan. His most substantial donation was a bequest of five million lire to the city of Milan for the construction of
182-478: Was expected to be demolished) and the parade ground, similar to what was done in the area of the hospital, but the proposal caused strong protests from the citizenship of Milan. This led to the development of a committee established to draw up the first urban regulatory plan, developed up by the engineer Cesare Beruto (the Beruto Plan). This plan, which initially included a partial incorporation of proposed building on
196-572: Was partly used for agriculture. The current parkland was used for martial exercises and parades for the troops barracked in the Sforza Castle. During the Napoleonic era the architect Giovanni Antonio Antolini proposed the construction of the Foro Buonaparte or Bonaparte Forum , a large building complex around the castle. That was never completed, and instead the parade ground was transformed into
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