Palazzo Mezzanotte
Palazzo Mezzanotte stands at Piazza degli Affari in Milan, with a 36-metre Novecento facade facing the city’s financial square. Travertine marble gives its exterior a pale, monumental presence.
Architect Paolo Mezzanotte directed construction between 1929 and 1932, creating a central home for Milan’s stock exchange activities. Leone Lodi and Geminiano Cibau created sculptures representing earth, water, air, and fire. These figures connect the building’s classical simplicity with the sources of economic wealth represented on its facade.
Inside, automated elevator calls and water-and-steam air conditioning placed the building among Italy’s early technical innovators. Its electric light board displayed real-time stock quotes for 78 listed companies. The Sala delle Grida held vocal bidding beneath Gio Ponti’s glass ceiling of the celestial vault and constellations. The rooms host conferences and exhibitions for more than 600 people.
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