Palazzo dell'Aeronautica, Monumentalist building in Piazza Novelli, Milan, Italy.

Palazzo dell'Aeronautica is a monumental building on Piazza Novelli in Milan that rises five stories and features a marble tower. The complex combines straight sections along Via Verrocchio with a curved section at Via Gaio, housing four main structures: the Command Palace, the Generals' Palace for senior staff, and two barracks reached from side streets.

Milan commissioned Luigi Lorenzo Secchi in 1935 to design the palace for the Regia Aeronautica; construction ran from 1938 to 1941, when it became headquarters of the 1ª Squadra aerea. It was inaugurated on 5 June 1943, though finishing works ended only in 1948. From September 1944 to 27 April 1945 it housed the Stato Maggiore of the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, and from 28 March 1961 the Comando 1ª regione aerea.

The complex includes a chapel dedicated to the Virgin of Loreto, patron saint of aviators, entered from Via Gaio. The building also served as a refuge for hundreds of German soldiers between 25 and 28 April 1945, after housing the Stato Maggiore of the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana from September 1944.

The complex sits centrally in Milan and is reachable from multiple street sides, with barracks accessible through side entrances. Visitors should note this is a government building and access may be restricted.

During its construction, the building used only Italian materials including marble from the Apuan Alps, following strict government guidelines to minimize metallic components. These requirements reflected the economic priorities of that era.