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
Façade
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A façade or facade is the front part or exterior of a building. It is a loanword from the French façade, which means "frontage" or "face".
Palazzo Ghirlanda-Silva
…has been used as a library, auditorium and exhibition site. The building is in the 18th-century 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…
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