Where does its name come from?
Built around the end of the 19th century, around 1878, it was designed by architect Gilberto Buzzi and owes its name to the presence of several high reliefs depicting the faces of illustrious Italians of all times on the façade.
Among these we recognise: Leonardo da Vinci, Ugo Foscolo, Antonio Appiani, Alessandro Manzoni, Carlo Porta, and many others.
This type of decoration is part of the trend and fashion that spread in Milan between the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th century called “case parlanti/talking houses”.
The “case parlanti/talking houses” were, in fact, tributes to famous stories or characters.
Ca’ di Facc, in Piazza Baiamonti 3, consists of four original floors to which another was added later (in a different era), for a total of five.
Each floor has several windows, for a total of 68, many of which (51 to be precise) are embellished with medallions depicting faces, giving the building a monumental appearance.
