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Collegio Helvetico

 

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Continuing our itinerary through the Baroque in Milan, we follow the St. Andrea street and we can see on our right hand the Museum of Contemporary History, once Palazzo Attendolo Bolognini. We admire once again the austerity of the Milanese Baroque buildings. The balcony is over the entrance on the extreme left front of the building and is made of forged iron. The façade was rebuilt during the 19th century with the original characters.  The great halls of the building have been replaced by smaller rooms, according to the typical characters of the refined rococò residences. The grand staircase divided in two flights has a sculpted stone balustrade.


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… The Collegio Elvetico Was founded by San Carlo Borromeo in 1579 for the clerics  from Switzerland, especially from Graubunden, coming to specialize in their theological studies. The College was built over the area of the Holy Spirit starting on  1608 by the Architect Fabio Mangone and after his deatu by Francesco Maria Richini. The pupils of the Helvetic College followed their courses in Brera. 
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Palazzo del Senato, Archivio di Stato, in olden days Collegio Elvetico (Helvetic College)

The entrance, consisting in a semielliptic hollow to make the way in easier for the coaches was planned by Francesco Maria Ricchini.

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