Palazzo Turati, Renaissance Revival palazzo in central Milan, Italy
Palazzo Turati is a Renaissance Revival palazzo in central Milan, located on Via Meravigli and serving today as the seat of the city's Chamber of Commerce. The facade features classical pilasters, arched windows, and stone detailing that follow the conventions of high-end Milanese architecture from the late 1800s.
The palazzo was commissioned by the cotton merchants Francesco Antonio and Emilio Turati, and the architect Enrico Combi completed the project in 1876, taking the diamond rustication of Ferrara's Palazzo dei Diamanti as his model. The building housed the Famiglia Meneghina, a private Milanese club, throughout the 20th century. An Azerbaijani fund bought it in 2016.
The building is named after the Turati brothers, Francesco Antonio and Emilio, Lombard cotton merchants who commissioned it. For much of the 20th century it housed the Famiglia Meneghina, a well-known private Milanese club. Today it belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, and in its basements the foundations of the Roman theatre of Milan can be visited.
The building is within walking distance of the Duomo and easy to reach on foot from the main sights of central Milan. The facade is best seen from the street, though you need to step back a little to take in the full height of the structure.
In the basement, beneath the offices of the Milan Chamber of Commerce, the foundations of the Roman theatre of Mediolanum can be visited. The structure was discovered during work under the building and is now visible to the public.
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