Palazzo Stampa di Soncino, Milan
The Palazzo Stampa a Soncino is a 16th-century Renaissance-style palace on Via Soncino number 2, corner Via Torino, of Milan, Italy. The palace now has residential apartments and stores.
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The palace was commissioned by Massimiliano Stampa, 1st Marquess of Soncino, from the architect Cristoforo Lombardo (died circa 1550). The three-story palace encompasses the entire block; the facade, on a narrow street, is dominated by a central five story square-plan tower, arising from the courtyard. Further additions and enlargements were pursued over the centuries since the original construction.[1] The shield on the tower has the imperial House of Habsburg eagle, singling the support given by Stampa to the rule of Milan by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Review in Il Gornali by Marta Bravi - Mer, 07/05/2008 on talk on La storia di Milano scritta in un palazzo by Maria Cristina Loi, based on a book titled Palazzo Stampa di Soncino, Skira publishers.
- ^ DK Eyewitness.