Casa Grondona
| Casa Grondona | |
|---|---|
 Central bays of façade | |
  Casa Grondona  Casa Grondona | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival architecture |
| Address | Corso Italia #47 |
| Town or city | Milan |
| Country | Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°27′11″N 9°11′13″E / 45.45306°N 9.18700°E |
| Completed | 1876 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Enrico Terzaghi |
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Casa Grondona is a historic building located on Corso Italia #47 in central Milan, Italy.
History
[edit]The palace was commissioned by Felice Grondona, a wealthy industrialist, who employed the architect Enrico Terzaghi. The palace was completed in 1876 in a sober Neo-Renaissance style.
Description
[edit]The ground floor is made from rectangular blocks of stone; it has protruding porticos supporting three balconies. An interlaced frieze separates the ground and first floor. The facade has little decoration, consisting of repeated lion face masks in roundels and on the brackets supporting the roof.
References
[edit]- Livia Negri (1998). Newton & Compton Editori (ed.). I palazzi di Milano.