Casa Fontana-Silvestri
Casa Fontana-Silvestri is one of the few Renaissance buildings surviving in Milan, Italy. The main structure dates back to the 12th century, but its current form is due to a thorough modification that were made at the end of the 14th century, in a style that mixes Renaissance and Gothic elements.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Building
- Description: building in Milan, Italy
- Also known as: “Casa Fontana Silvestri”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Babila and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
San Babila
Church
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Babila is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic church in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy. It was once considered the third most important in the city after the Duomo and the Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio. It is dedicated to Saint Babylas of Antioch. San Babila is situated 130 metres southwest of Casa Fontana-Silvestri.
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy's oldest active shopping arcade and a major landmark of Milan. Housed within a four-story double arcade in the centre of town, the Galleria is named after Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is situated 750 metres west of Casa Fontana-Silvestri.
Bagatti Valsecchi Museum
Museum
Photo: Melancholia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bagatti Valsecchi Museum is a historic house museum in the Montenapoleone district of downtown Milan, northern Italy. The Bagatti Valsecchi Museum's permanent collections principally contain Italian Renaissance decorative arts, some sculptures, and many paintings. Bagatti Valsecchi Museum is situated 360 metres northwest of Casa Fontana-Silvestri.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Verziere and Porta Monforte.
Verziere
Quarter
Photo: Sordelli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Verziere was the traditional greengrocery street market of Milan, Italy. The market itself has been relocated several times, and it is now in Via Lombroso, east of the city centre; the word "Verziere", anyway, still refers to the main historic location of the market, where it was held from 1776 century until 1911.
Porta Monforte
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Porta Monforte is a district of Milan, Italy, located within the Zone 3 administrative division. It is named after the eponymous city gate, which was added in the 1890s to the existing Spanish walls of the city.
Casa Fontana-Silvestri
- Categories: palazzo, architectural ensemble, and historic site
- Location: Centro Storico, Milan, Province of Milan, Grande Milano, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.46804° or 45° 28′ 5″ northLongitude
9.19905° or 9° 11′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8FQFF59X+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 44449911OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q3661106
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Casa Fontana-Silvestri” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Casa Fontana-Silvestri”
- German: “Casa Fontana-Silvestri”
- German: “Palazzo Fontana-Silvestri”
- Italian: “Casa Fontana Silvestri”
- Italian: “Casa Fontana-Silvestri”
- Italian: “Palazzo Fontana Silvestri”
- Urdu: “کاسا فونتانا-سیلویستری”
- Western Panjabi: “کاسا فونتانا-سیلویستری”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Casa Fontana-Silvestri”. Photo: Stefano1111, CC BY-SA 3.0.