Cerchia dei Navigli in Milano in Città Metropolitana di Milano, Lombardy, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)

Casa Broggi

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 2023

1. Casa Broggi Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

La casa è edificata tra il 1888 e il 1889 da Luigi Broggi, proprietario del terreno e autore del progetto forse in collaborazione con il giovane Giuseppe Sommaruga. Collocato all'incrocio di due importanti direttrici, via Meravigli e via Dante, l'edificio presenta scenografiche facciate eclettiche. Il basamento bugnato, formato da un piano terra commerciale e un mezzanino, è in pietra di ceppo, con archi ed elementi ornamentali a rilievo. I due piani successivi sono rivestiti in marmo di Arzo e scanditi da eleganti finestre incorniciate. Particolare attenzione è riservata al trattamento dell'attico, chiuso da un tetto mansardato "alla francese” e ornato da teste scolpite, volute e riquadri a mosaico. Il fronte sull'angolo e quelli alle estremità si distinguono per la ricchezza degli elementi architettonici - telamoni, balconate, colonne, finestre tripartite e timpani - che conferiscono all'edificio una monumentalità inedita per la casa borghese ottocentesca.

Casa Broggi was constructed between 1888 and 1889 by Luigi Broggi who owned the site and produced the design, perhaps in collaboration

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with a young Giuseppe Sommaruga. Set at the junction of two major thoroughfares, Via Meravigli and Via Dante, the building presents spectacular eclectic facades. The rusticated basement, comprising a ground floor with shops and a mezzanine, is in Ceppo stone and has arches and ornamentation in relief. The next two floors are clad with Arzo marble and have elegant framed windows. Special attention was paid to the attic storey, designed with a French- style mansard roof and adorned with sculpted heads, scrolls and mosaic panels. The corner and end fronts are distinguished by a wealth of architectural features - sculpted male figures or telamons, balconies, columns, tripartite windows and pediments - that afford the building a monumental impact previously unseen in 19th-century middle- class dwellings.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Milan Red-Gray Stelae series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 45° 27.963′ N, 9° 11.094′ E. Marker is in Milano, Lombardia (Lombardy), in Città Metropolitana di Milano. It is in Cerchia dei Navigli. It is on Via Dante, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Via Dante 5, Milano, Lombardia 20123, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Schengen Area,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Roman Empire,

and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

Casa Broggi and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 2023

2. Casa Broggi and Marker

The marker is visible here just to the right of the doorway.

within walking distance of this marker: Francesco Carmagnola (within shouting distance of this marker); Piccolo Teatro Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Giorgio Giulini (within shouting distance of this marker); Palazzo Neorinascimentale (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Palazzo Ercole Turati (about 180 meters away); San Tomaso (about 180 meters away); Ernest Hemingway (about 240 meters away); Palazzo della Ragione (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milano.

Also see . . . Casa Broggi (Wikipedia).

Overview: Casa Broggi is a monumental building located at the intersections of Via Dante, Via Meravigli, and Via Santa Maria Segreta, at the northwest end of Piazza Cordusio. The polygonal palace has facades on the three streets mentioned above with the most scenic being the narrow edge on Via Meravigli. The structure was built for multiple use, with ground floor shops and residential apartments on the higher floors. The site had once housed the church of San Nazaro in Pietrasanta, which had been demolished in the late 19th century.

(Submitted on March 27, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 233 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.