Palazzo Serbelloni
Palazzo Serbelloni is a Neoclassical Milanese palace tied directly to the aristocrat Gabrio Serbelloni. The building you see owes much of its current look to a major late-18th-century reconstruction, with the façade worked on by the architect Simone Cantoni. That same household prestige was briefly interrupted when, in 1796, Napoleon and Josephine used the palace for three months—an episode that places the residence inside the wider story of Napoleonic Europe. Inside, the first floor includes a Neoclassical hall that was originally decorated by Giuliano Trabellesi, and portions of earlier splendor remain alongside later reconstructions. The war left its mark decisively: in 1943, air raids destroyed extensive sections, including the famous library said to have held 75,000 books, as well as Traballesi’s frescoes. …
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