This video is about the “Palazzo dell’Arte”, also known as “Palazzo della Triennale” in Milano. An Italian edition of it is available on Andrea Rui’s RU-vid channel and on the website yesmilano.com. The English text and narrating voice are those of Carlo Rolle, whose RU-vid channel deals with history and other cultural subjects.
On May 10th, 1933 the light of a powerful 500 watt beacon shed its light on Milan from a height of 109 meters of a new tower designed by the famous architect Gio Ponti. The 5th Triennial Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts had just been inaugurated and was being held for the first time in the city of Milan.
The success of the Triennial Decorative Art Exhibitions held in Monza had convinced the organizers to move the event to Milan. A large building was designed for the exhibition by architect Giovanni Muzio, who worked closely with Gio Ponti and Mario Sironi, who were in charge for the V Triennial Exhibition. Other famous artists, such as Carlo Carrà, Giorgio de Chirico, Massimo Campigli, Marino Marini contributed to this extraordinary building, the Palazzo dell’Arte, by creating frescoes, mosaics and reliefs in close cooperation with the architects.
This video will guide you this complex building, the architectural forms of which are typical of the Milanese architecture in the 20th century.
5 сен 2024
