The Porta Nuova gates

The Porta Nuova gates

Built between 1810 and 1813 by architect Giuseppe Zanoia according to a design by Luigi Cagnola, it was one of the six access roads to the city from which the Milanese districts took their name, and belonged to the Bastions: a complex of defensive walls built in the 16th century during the Spanish domination that, […]

Palazzo Trotti Marino

Palazzo Trotti Marino

Palazzo Trotti Marino was located at 15 Corso Como, Milan. The 16th-century villa came to light after a building collapsed following the bombing of 13 August 1943. “Built in the second half of the 16th century, as is clear from the stylistic features, the small palace had a very elegant loggia with five arches supported […]

The kitchen for the sick poor

The kitchen for the sick poor

The kitchen for the sick poor in Via Anfiteatro 16, was commissioned by Alessandrina Ravizza in 1879. This initiative gave her the nickname “Countess of the broeud (broth)”. She later attached a medical clinic to the kitchen for the sick, which she entrusted to the direction of the ‘poor man’s doctor’: Anna Kuliscioff. It was […]