Ca' de Sass

Ca' de Sass
Facade of Ca' dei Sass
General information
Address 6 and 8, Via Monte di Pietà
Town or city Milan
Country Italy
Construction started 1868
Construction stopped 1872
Opened 19th-century
Design and construction
Architect Giuseppe Balzaretto

The Ca' de Sass (in Milanese: "house of stone") is a monumental 19th century building of Milan, Italy, located close to the city centre, at numbers 6 and 8 of Via Monte di Pietà. It used to be the seat of Cariplo, a former Italian bank, now merged into Intesa Sanpaolo.

The design of the building, due to architect Giuseppe Balzaretto, began in 1868. Balzaretto's design was largely inspired by the architecture of Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, and by Renaissance bank buildings in general. The construction of the building was completed in 1872.

The external walls of the buildings are rusticated, with mullions and terraces.

References

  • Attilia Lanza, Milano e i suoi palazzi:Porta Vercellina, Comasina e Nuova. Libreria Meravigli, Milano 1993, pp. 196–197

Coordinates: 45°28′10″N 9°11′22″E / 45.46944°N 9.18944°E / 45.46944; 9.18944

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