Royal Palace
In Royal Palace once stood the Palazzo Reale di Milano, a seat of government for many centuries on the civic axis beside the Duomo—to the right of its façade and opposite Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. First known as the Palazzo del Broletto Vecchio, it governed the medieval communes of the Middle Ages, then became a political centre under the Torriani, Visconti, and Sforza families, with major renovation under Francesco I Sforza’s government after the Duomo was built. The palace’s plans originally included two courtyards, but they were later removed to make room for the Duomo complex. On the main floor, the renowned Hall of Caryatids was left heavily damaged by World War II air raids, and after the war the palazzo remained abandoned for over two years, with many neoclassical interiors lost. Eventually, fire destroyed what remained. …
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