Royal Palace of Milan

Royal Palace of Milan
Palazzo Reale di Milano
Royal Palace of Milan, façade
Royal Palace of Milan is located in Milan
Royal Palace of Milan
General information
StatusMuseum
TypePalace
Architectural styleNeo-Classical
LocationMilan, Italy
AddressPiazza del Duomo, 12
Coordinates45°27′48″N 9°11′28″E / 45.4632°N 9.1911°E / 45.4632; 9.1911
Technical details
Floor count3
Design and construction
Architect(s)Giuseppe Piermarini
Website
www.palazzorealemilano.it
The Royal Palace and its inner courtyard, as seen from the roof of the Duomo, across its marble spires

The Royal Palace of Milan (Italian: Palazzo Reale di Milano) was the seat of government in the Italian city of Milan for many centuries. Today, it serves as a cultural centre and it is home to international art exhibitions. It spans through an area of 7,000 square meters and it regularly hosts modern and contemporary art works and famous collections in cooperation with notable museums and cultural institutions from across the world.[1] More than 1,500 masterpieces are on display annually.

It was originally designed to include two courtyards but these were later dismantled to make room for the Duomo. The palazzo is located to the right of the Duomo's façade, opposite to Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. The façade of the palazzo creates a recess in Piazza del Duomo which functions as a courtyard, known as the Piazzetta Reale (literally, a "Small Royal Square").

The famous Hall of Caryatids can be found on the main floor of the building, heavily damaged by World War II's air raids. After the war the palazzo remained abandoned for over two years and its condition further deteriorated. Many of the palazzo's neoclassical interiors were lost in this period.

  1. ^ "Palazzo Reale in Milan | Milan Museum Guide". Milan. 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2018-06-06.