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The Beato
Angelico palace in piazza Duse in Milan.
The Beato Angelico palace, designed by the architect Pier
Giulio Magistretti, was built in 1925 and it forms one of
the sides of Piazza Eleonora Duse, a square derived from the
area extending between Viale Luigi Majno and Corso Venezia,
which used to contain gardens and fruit trees. In view of
the significant height and of the intentional simplicity of
means, it was thanks to the architect's talent that a neat
and careful distinction among the various façades was
achieved. To this end he used balconies, various types of
eaves and the terminal backing; the central tympanum and the
statues relieve the parallelepiped resulting from the complex
of its rigidity. This planning conception also led to the
choice of materials: the building's stylobate, which comprises
the two lower floors, was made in Brembate stone; the façades
were painted in fresco in a shade of ochre typical of aristocratic
Milanese buildings of the eighteenth century, the statues
were made from Vicenza stone, whereas for the mains stairs
and entrance hall Crevola marble was employed.
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