5-452: Casa Broggi is a monumental building located at the intersections of Via Dante, Via Meravigli, and Via Santa Maria Segreta, at the northwest end of Piazza Cordusio in Milan . The polygonal palace has facades on the three streets mentioned above with the most scenic being the narrow edge on Via Meravigli. The structure was built for multiple use, with ground floor shops and residential apartments on
10-686: Is still an important commercial square in the city and hosts the Palazzo delle Assicurazioni Generali (Palace of the Assicurazioni Generali), the Palazzo del Credito Italiano (Palace of the Credito Italiano) and the Palazzo delle Poste (Palace of the Post Office), former Borsa di Milano (former Milan Stock Exchange). Piazzale Cordusio hosts the Cordusio metro station and is the starting point of
15-613: The building a Parisian look. The building shows the movement towards the decorative Liberty style . Piazza Cordusio Piazza Cordusio (also informally referred to as Piazzale Cordusio ) is a square in central Milan , Italy . The piazza takes its name from the Cors Ducis (Ducal court) which was located on the square during Longobard times . It is well known for its several turn-of-the-19th-century Neoclassical , eclectic and Art Nouveau buildings, banks and post offices. Even though many of these have now relocated elsewhere, it
20-493: The elegant pedestrian Via Dante which leads to the imposing medieval Castello Sforzesco , or Milan Castle. Opposite to Via Dante, Cordusio borders onto Piazza Mercanti , former city centre in the Middle Ages, which leads directly to Piazza del Duomo , today's city centre. This is a metal and stone statue which stands in the middle of the piazzale and is meant to depict the great literary figure Giuseppe Parini (1729-1799). It
25-517: The higher floors. The site had once housed the church of San Nazaro in Pietrasanta, which had been demolished in the late 19th century. The design was a collaboration in 1891 between Luigi Broggi and his pupil Giuseppe Sommaruga . Broggi lived in the palace after completion. The decoration is eclectic including columns, floral friezes, and telamons . Atypical for Milan is the Mansard roof , which gives
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