Palazzo Bertarelli
Palazzo Bertarelli—also known as the Palazzo del Touring Club Italiano—was built in Milan to give the Touring Club Italiano a new seat. The building was designed by Achille Binda, with construction starting in 1914 and finishing in 1915, a tight timetable that matches the club’s push for a permanent headquarters. What you’re seeing today follows an ornate, eclectic approach within a Renaissance Revival vocabulary: the façades are set on a triangular block bordered by Corso Italia and the smaller Via Amedei and Via Giuseppe Barellai, with columns and arched windows forming the main visual rhythm. Inside, the main hall includes bronze sculptures connected to the club’s leadership, including a depiction of Luigi Vittorio Bertarelli—figured here as founder—along with other former club presidents. …
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