Castello Cova ("Cova Castle"), also known as Palazzo Viviani Cova ("Viviani-Cova Palace") is a landmark

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style residential and business building located on Via Giosuè Carducci #36, in central

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

, region of Lombardy,

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. It is located some 100 meters west of the

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. The building was designed by architect Adolfo Coppedè (brother of the more famous

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). Adolfo's career is also noted for designing the Casa del Fascio in Signa, and he was never shy to indulge in the appropriation of former styles and symbols; this building notable for its height and accumulation of Gothic architecture motifs such as a merlionated tower, peaked and rusticated ground-floor arches, and mullion-windows. It sports numerous decorated balconies on the facade. The tower of Castello Cova was reportedly an inspiration for the architects of the Velasca Tower, a landmark skyscraper in the centre of Milan.V. Lanza (1993), p. 44 The Pusterla di Sant'Ambrogio, an ancient

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of the Medieval walls of Milan facing Castello Cova, was recreated in the late 1930s in a style that matches the Revival style of the Castello.

Image Gallery

CastelloCovaMilanoViaCarducci3.jpg, Castello Cova - Via Carducci CastelloCovaMilanoViaCarducci4.jpg, Castello Cova - Loggia CastelloCovaMilanoViaCarducci5.JPG, Castello Cova - Tower CastelloCovaMilanoViaCarducci6.jpg, Castello Cova - Tower (detail)

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* Palaces in Milan Buildings and structures completed in 1915 Tourist attractions in Milan {{Italy-palace-stub