Palazzo Olivazzi Trivulzio

Palazzo Olivazzi Trivulzio stands at Via Bigli and Via Manzoni in Milan's fashion district, marking an eighteenth-century architectural landmark. Its restrained façade frames a practical carriage entrance. A lowered arch and broad niche adapt the doorway to the narrow street. Masonry window frames keep the exterior deliberately simple. The palace combines a carriage-scale entrance with an understated Milanese street presence.

At the corner, a balcony rests on granite brackets and carries intricate wrought-iron decoration. The courtyard has a portico supported by Ionic columns, whose capitals recall ancient Greek architectural forms. Frescoes by Tiepolo and Mattia Preti once enriched the palace interior. Clara Maffei lived here, and her salon welcomed Alessandro Manzoni and Giuseppe Verdi. Changing ownership linked the palace with the Tanzi, Nava, Poldi Pezzoli, and Trivulzio families. The building later housed Albert Einstein's family, commemorated by a plaque.