Palazzo Acerbi, Baroque palazzo in Porta Romana district, Milan, Italy.
Palazzo Acerbi is a Baroque building at Corso di Porta Romana 3 in Milan, featuring curved balconies on the first floor and lion head ornaments surrounding the entrance. It functions today as office space while maintaining its prominent position within the city's modern urban fabric.
Senator Ludovico Acerbi acquired the building from the Rossi di San Secondo family in the 17th century and hosted elaborate celebrations there even during the 1630 Milan plague. The structure later bore witness to events that shaped the city over subsequent centuries.
The palace takes its name from the Acerbi family, who shaped it as a display of their wealth in the 17th century. The interior reflects a rivalry with the neighboring Annoni family, visible in the choices made for decoration and design.
The building is visible and accessible from outside as part of the normal street in the Porta Romana district. Visitors can observe the facade and ornaments during daylight hours from the street, as the interior is not open to the public.
A cannonball from the Five Days of Milan remains embedded in the facade, marked by a commemorative plaque near the entrance. This silent witness to an uprising preserves the memory of a tumultuous period in the city's past.
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