Palazzo Cornaggia
Palazzo Cornaggia—also known locally as Palazzo Cornaggia Castiglioni—is a historic Milanese building tied to both medieval roots and a late Enlightenment makeover. The earlier Castiglioni palace was built in the 13th century, yet today there’s little of that original fabric left: only some remains of a window at ground level survive. What you see now dates to a decisive transformation. At the end of the 18th century, the building was completely restructured in an austere neoclassical style associated with Milan’s “piermariniana” taste. The façade is laid out over three floors, with simple framed windows, and a rhythm broken mainly by an arched portal and a stone plinth, keeping the overall decoration notably restrained. …
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