Palazzo Castiglioni
In Palazzo Castiglioni, Milan once had an Art Nouveau statement built for entrepreneur Ermengildo Castiglioni, designed by Giuseppe Sommaruga in the Liberty style. Construction ran from 1901 to 1903, with the building’s provocation concentrated on the facade: Ernesto Bazzaro’s nude female statues, intended to symbolize “Peace” and “Industry.” They sparked such uproar that the local newspaper *Guerin Meschino* published satirical illustrations, and the public renamed the palace “Cà di ciapp,” or “house of buttocks.” That iconography was only the beginning. When the US Army occupied the building in 1945–46, its furniture was destroyed and burned for heating, while only decorations, facades, ironwork, and lamps were saved. …
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