Villas and palaces in Milan are used to indicate public and private buildings in Milan of particular artistic and architectural value. Milan has always been an important centre with regard to the construction of historical villas and palaces, ranging from the Romanesque to the neo-Gothic, from Baroque to Rococo.
Palazzo Borromeo is a 14th-century building located at piazza Borromeo 12 in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy. It was built as the home and business headquarters of the Borromeo family, merchant-bankers from Tuscany. Some of the building complex was badly damaged during World War II in Allied bombings of 1943 but was reconstructed and restored to its 15th-century appearance. It contains an important fresco cycle from the 1440s and is one of the finest examples of a Milanese patrician palace from the early Renaissance.
The Palazzo delle Scuole Palatine is a historic building of Milan, Italy, located in Piazza Mercanti, the former city centre in the Middle Ages. It served as the seat of the most prestigious higher school of medieval Milan. Many notable Milanese scholars of different ages studied or taught in these schools; Augustine of Hippo and Cesare Beccaria, among others, served as teachers in the Palatine. The current building dates back to 1644, when it replaced an older one, which had the same function and was destroyed by a fire.
Casa Campanini is an art nouveau building in Milan, Italy, located at 11, Via Bellini. It was completed between 1903 and 1906 by architect Alfredo Campanini, who later inhabited the building.
The Zone 1 of Milan, since 2016 officially Municipality 1 of Milan, is one of the 9 administrative divisions of Milan, Italy.
Neoclassical architecture in Milan encompasses the main artistic movement from about 1750 to 1850 in this northern Italian city. From the final years of the reign of Maria Theresa of Austria, through the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy and the European Restoration, Milan was in the forefront of a strong cultural and economic renaissance in which Neoclassicism was the dominant style, creating in Milan some of the most influential works in this style in Italy and across Europe. Notable developments include construction of the Teatro alla Scala, the restyled Royal Palace, and the Brera institutions including the Academy of Fine Arts, the Braidense Library and the Brera Astronomical Observatory. Neoclassicism also led to the development of monumental city gates, new squares and boulevards, as well as public gardens and private mansions. Latterly, two churches, San Tomaso in Terramara and San Carlo al Corso, were completed in Neoclassical style before the period came to an end in the late 1830s.
The Palazzo Brentani is a monumental Neoclassical palace, located on Via Manzoni #6, in the centre of Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy. Both this palace and the adjacent Palazzo Anguissola have sober academic facades, designed by Luigi Canonica in 1829.
The Palazzo Belgioioso is a palatial residence in the northern Italian city of Milan, completed in 1781 in a Neoclassical style by Giuseppe Piermarini.
Palazzo Arese was a 16th century baroque palace and seat of a branch of the House of Arese in Milan, Italy. It was located adjacent to Casa Fontana Silvestri near the Porta Orientale. The palazzo was demolished in 1943 following damage sustained during the bombing of Milan in World War II.
The Prefecture, Milan, also known as Palazzo Diotti, is a historic neoclassical building which has been the location of the office of the Prefect of Milan since 1859. The building is situated at 31, Corso Monforte in the city.
The Palazzo del Monte di Pietà is a 15th-century palazzo in Milan, Italy, adapted in a neoclassical style in the 18th century by Giuseppe Piermarini. Historically belonging to the Sestiere di Porta Nuova, it is located in Via Monte di Pietà no. 5, and was the seat of the Monte di Pietà di Milano.
Palazzo Isimbardi, also palazzo della Provincia, is a historic building in Milan located at 35 Corso Monforte, the seat of the Metropolitan City of Milan.
Palazzo Spinola is a 16th-century palazzo in Milan, heavily remodelled during the 19th century. Historically belonging to the sestiere di Porta Nuova, it is located at 10 Via San Paolo. Since 1808 it has been the seat of the Garden Society.
Palazzo Visconti di Grazzano, also known as Palazzo Visconti di Modrone or Palazzo Bolagnos, is a historical palace located in the centre of Milan, in Via Cino del Duca no. 8.
Casa Atellani, or also Casa degli Atellani, is a demorial that belonged to Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, the last surviving trace of the ancient Borgo delle Grazie. Historically part of the Sestiere di Porta Vercellina, today it is located at numbers 66 and 67 of Corso Magenta. It was owned by the Castellini Baldissera family.
Casa Crespi is a historic building in Milan located at 15 Via Sant’Andrea.
Palazzo Acerbi is a 17th-century palace in Milan in the Baroque style. Historically belonging to the sestiere di Porta Romana, the palace is located at corso di Porta Romana no. 3.
Palazzo Borromeo D’Adda, is an 18th-century palazzo in Milano. Historically belonging to the sestiere di Porta Nuova, it is located at via Manzoni no. 39/41.
Palazzo Carcassola Grandi is a historical palace in Milan located at via Monte Napoleone 3.
