Palazzo Ghirlanda-Silva
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The Palazzo Ghirlanda-Silva is a patrician building in the old town of Brugherio in the region of Lombardy, Italy. Built in the first half of the nineteenth century, it now houses the public library.
Palazzo Ghirlanda-Silva: main entrance
Palazzo Ghirlanda-Silva inner courtyard
Portico
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A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in an
Palazzo Ghirlanda-Silva
…Neoclassical style. Its layout is U-shaped: the main façade faces Via Italia (formerly Via Unione) while the rear walls face a garden with a twin-columned portico. The portico was once open but is now closed by a full-length window. Outside the garden there is a balcony in wrought iron. The facade is composed of…
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