Home | Milan Through the Centuries | Tour's Map | Versione Italiana | |
Milan - Loggia degli Osii |
Opposite the austere Palazzo della Ragione, or New Town Hall (Broletto Nuovo), on
the south side of medieval Mercanti Square (a corner
of old Milan miracously preserved intact!), is the charming Loggia degli Osii commisioned
by Matteo Visconti da Scoto of San Gimignano in 1316. Although it was unfortunately
disfigured in the 17th and 18th centuries, we can still get an idea of
what it must have been like by the 1904 restoration which attempt to bring it back to its
original form. Built of black and white marble, it is composed of two superimposed loggias
with divided windows along the top floor. Upon the upper loggia are coats of arms of the
varius districts and of the Visconti family and in the middle is the balcony from which
edicts were read to the public. |
Sant'Eustorgio | Porta Ticinese | Loggia degli Osii | Mercanti Square - New Town Hall | Duomo | Royal Palace | Shopping |
© Copyright 2019 Me&Mo WebArt Ideazione e realizzazione siti web. All rights reserved. |