Municipio, Town hall palace in Piazza Trento e Trieste, Monza, Italy

The Municipio di Monza, designed by Augusto Brusconi, is a single monumental block on the north side of Piazza Trento e Trieste, with four facades and two symmetrical inner courtyards. Engineer Giovanni Sacchi added the portico along the facade toward Piazza Carducci in 1935, a modification not in the original project.

Augusto Brusconi, a professor at the Politecnico di Milano and superintendent of monuments for Lombardy, drafted the project between 1907 and 1911, but it was built only after the 1925 detailed plan for the city centre. Work began in 1926, halted in 1929 for economic and administrative reasons, and the rear buildings were demolished in 1932. Engineer Giovanni Sacchi then altered the facade toward Piazza Carducci and added the portico.

The building faces Piazza Trento e Trieste, laid out on the medieval Pratum Magnum where Monza's markets and civic life were held. Its northern side replaced the old Palazzo Durini, the town residence of the Durini family, prominent Monza patricians between the 17th and 19th centuries.

The main entrance faces Piazza Trento e Trieste, with an additional portico access toward Piazza Carducci providing an alternative way in. The inner courtyards offer natural light and help with orientation as you move through the building.

An additional portico was added in 1935 facing Piazza Carducci, representing a departure from the original design concept. This later modification expanded the building's accessibility and created a second facade.