Palazzo Diotti, Neoclassical palazzo in Milan, Italy
Palazzo Diotti is a neoclassical building on Corso Monforte with a distinctive front. The ground floor shows smooth ashlar stonework, while the upper stories have windows with progressively simpler decoration.
The building was created in the late 1700s as a residence for a wealthy family. When financial troubles came, the palace was transferred to the Italian state in the early 1800s.
Inside, important frescoes by Andrea Appiani show the artistic taste of late 1700s Milan. These wall paintings give a sense of how wealthy families decorated their homes at that time.
The building is located at Corso Monforte 31 and functions today as a government office. Since it remains in official use, visiting may not be freely accessible.
The central doorway is a four-column Doric portico carrying a balcony, not a two-storey portico; the rest of the ground floor is smooth ashlar. The palace was begun in 1782 by the amateur architect Giovanni Battista Diotti, aided by Giuseppe Piermarini and later Pietro Gilardoni, who finished the facade work in 1817.
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