Palazzo Marino, facing La Scala Theatre, is considered the most beautiful private palace of Milan and a masterpiece of residential architecture of the sixteenth century.
The palace was designed by Galeazzo Alessi, an architect from Perugia, on behalf of Tommaso Marino, a very rich banker and tax-collector who moved to Milan from Genoa in1523.
The palace, which was to outshine all the other existing palaces in the city, was conceived to become the private residence of his family.
Unfortunately, due to unrestrained expenditures to match the high standard of life he led, he was overwhelmed by debts and the palace was taken over by the Spanish State which turned it into the Exchequer. Afterwards, during the Austrian rule, it was confiscated and only in 1861 became the seat of the Municipality and still is today.
It was badly damaged during the second World War and the reconstruction, begun in 1946, ended in 1954.
Palazzo Marino
Address:
Piazza Della Scala, 2
Public Transport:
Underground: line 1 - stop: Duomo
line 3 - stop: Duomo
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