Palazzo Borromeo d'Adda, Neoclassical palazzo in Via Manzoni, Milan, Italy.
Palazzo Borromeo d'Adda is a neoclassical city palazzo on Via Manzoni 39 in Milan, with a long facade marked by regularly spaced windows across several floors. The windows on the main floor alternate between triangular and curved pediments, and three entrance portals punctuate the street front, the central one framed by pink granite columns.
The building was transformed in the early 19th century when a member of the d'Adda family commissioned a well-known architect to redesign an older structure on the same site. The work produced a neoclassical palazzo that reflected the taste of Milan's aristocracy at the time.
The name of the building joins two of Milan's most prominent noble families, the Borromeo and the d'Adda, reflecting its long connection to the city's upper class. Via Manzoni, where it stands, is considered one of the most representative streets in Milan and still draws people who walk along it to look at its facades.
The palazzo is easy to spot along Via Manzoni and is best viewed from the opposite side of the street to take in the full width of the facade. Since it is a private residence, the interior is not open to the public.
Behind the facade, the building contains two separate inner courtyards, which is unusual for a city palazzo of this size in Milan. One of them has been turned into a planted garden that is completely hidden from the street.
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