Provincia di Milano

Piazza Mercanti

Located just west of Piazza Duomo, a group of buildings are a splendid example of Milan's architectural development from the Medieval to the 1600's. Piazza Mercanti boasts Palazzo della Ragione (1228) Milan's most outstanding building that dates back to the era of the commune system. Across the square, there is the elegant 14th century construction Loggia degli Osii (1316): built in black and white marble, the project was commissioned by Matteo Visconti. Next to the Loggia there is the 18th century Palazzo delle Scuole Palatine, designed by Carlo Buzzi and built between 1644 and 1645. At the end of the square there is the remains of Panigarola House (XV century) which used to house the Status Office. In building number 2 of via Mercanti is Palazzo dei Giureconsulti, commissioned by Pope Pious IV, Angelo Maria Medici of Milan, during the late Reinassance (1561). The tower's central clock, located between the façade of the Napo Tower, goes back to 1272, and was incorporated in 1601.

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architect: Carlo Buzzi (not. 1638-m.1658)
architect: Vincenzo Seregni (1509-94)
architect: Gian Battista Borsani (1850-1906)
architect: Angelo Savoldi (1845-1916)
architect: Luca Beltrami (1854-1933)
architect: Antonio Cassi Ramelli (n.1905)

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piazza Mercanti
20123 Milano (MI)

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> Piazza Duomo
Just a stone's throw from the Cathedral is the beginning of Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, the pedestrian street lined with bars, cinemas, bookstores and clothes shops.
> Corso Vittorio Emanuele II
Corso Vittorio Emanuele ends in Piazza San Babila, an area which is surrounded by testimonies to post-war architecture.
> Piazza San Babila
Taking Corso Matteotti from Piazza San Babila will lead you to via Montenapoleone, the heart of the famous fashion quadrilateral.
> Quadrilatero della Moda
At the end of via Montenapoleone we reach via Manzoni.
> Via Manzoni
Half way up via Manzoni, in the direction of Piazza della Scala, if we take a left we come to Piazza Belgioioso, where we can admire the imposing Palazzo Belgioioso, built in a neo-classical style by the architect Piermarini.
> Palazzo Belgioioso
If we proceed beyond piazza Belgioioso and walk along via Morone, we will come to piazza Meda, dominated by the facade of the Chase Manhattan Bank.
> Chase Manhattan Bank
From here, taking via Adalberto Catena, on the right, on the corner with Largo Mattioli, we come to La Casa degli Omenoni, located in the street that goes by the same name.
> Casa degli Omenoni
If we venture beyond largo Mattioli, we will reach Piazza San Fedele, where we find the Church of San Fedele and Palazzo Marino.
> Church of San Fedele
> Marino palace
Taking a right into via Marino, we find ourselves in piazza della Scala, where we can admire the splendid Scala di Milano, one of the world's most prestigious lyric theatres.
> La Scala Opera House
On the other side of the square is Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, one of Italy's largest and most beautiful arcades.
> Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery
The Galleria opens out into piazza del Duomo and from here, the last stage of our itinerary is easily reachable, piazza Mercanti, the heart of the city's administrative and political pole.
> Piazza Mercanti

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