# Palazzo Sormani

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Building in Milan, Italy

Palazzo Sormani Palazzo Sormani in Milan Click on the map for a fullscreen view General information Architectural style Baroque Location Milan, Italy Coordinates 45°27′43.73″N 9°11′52.93″E / 45.4621472°N 9.1980361°E / 45.4621472; 9.1980361 Design and construction Architects Francesco Maria Richini Francesco Croce Benedetto Alfieri

**Palazzo Sormani** (also known as **Palazzo Sormani-Andreani** or **cà Sormana** in Milanese dialect[1]) is a historic building of [Milan](/source/Milan), [Italy](/source/Italy), and the seat of the central [public library](/source/Public_library) of Milan. It is located at number 6 in Corso di Porta Vittoria, in the [Zone 1](/source/Zone_1_of_Milan) administrative division of the city.

## History

The core of the building, much smaller than the present palace, dates back to the 16th century, as testified by a memorial [plaque](/source/Commemorative_plaque), now located in the hall. General Giovanni Batista Castaldo was the first owner. Castaldo activated in Transylvania and managed to get a large part of the gold treasure of king Decebal of Dacia. The building was restored and enlarged in the 17th century, when it became the property of [Cardinal](/source/Cardinal_(Catholicism)) [Cesare Monti](/source/Cesare_Monti), who used the palace as the seat of his [art collection](/source/Art_collection). At the Cardinal's death, his heir Cesare Monti-Stampa acquired the building and enlarged it again. Architect [Francesco Croce](/source/Francesco_Croce), most notably, designed the current [rococo](/source/Rococo) facade. A secondary facade was added in the 18th century, on a design by [Benedetto Alfieri](/source/Benedetto_Alfieri), heading towards the palace's gardens.

In 1783 the palace was sold to Giovanni Pietro Paolo Andreani, a relative of the Sormani family, and was renamed "Palazzo Sormani-Andreani". Giovanni Pietro Paolo and his heir Paolo enriched the building interior with [stuccos](/source/Stucco) (created by Agostino Gerli) as well as a series of paintings depicting the myth of [Orpheus](/source/Orpheus), by an unknown artist.

In 1930, the building was acquired by the [Comune di Milano](/source/Comune_di_Milano), that adapted it as an art gallery; this was dismantled after [World War II](/source/World_War_II), as a consequence of the palace being severely damaged by [Allied](/source/Allies_of_World_War_II) [bombings](/source/Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II). A new restoration (by architect Arrigo Arrighetti) followed, in 1956; thereafter, the palace was chosen as the seat of Milan's public library.

## The park

Palazzo Sormani has an inner garden, designed in the 18th century by [Leopold Pollack](/source/Leopold_Pollack). In 1955, a complex of statues by [Agenore Fabbri](/source/Agenore_Fabbri), on the subject of [boar hunting](/source/Boar_hunting), was placed in the park.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Bertini, Enrico (1919). *Poesie varie, Varese*. Amedeo Nicola & C.

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