Casa Manzoni
Casa Manzoni, or *Casa del Manzoni*, is the Milan house where Alessandro Manzoni lived from 1814 until his death in 1873. The historic palace stands in via Morone 1, close to Milan’s fashion “quadrilateral,” and today it houses a museum devoted to his life alongside institutions for Manzonian studies and Lombard history. The building dates back to the 18th century, but its Renaissance Revival character comes from a restoration carried out in 1864. That same year, the façade facing Belgiogioso square was designed on Manzoni’s request by Andrea Boni, using red terracotta to shape its distinctive look. Inside, the ground floor is home to the Historical Lombard Society and a specialized library with over 40,000 volumes on Lombardy’s history. …
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