# Casa Crotti

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Casa Crotti stands at Via Moneta 1/A in Milan, presenting an eighteenth-century example of urban architecture. It was commissioned by a Milanese merchant from the Crotti family. The building also housed curators of the nearby Ambrosian Library, including Achille Ratti before he became Pope Pius XI. That connection places Casa Crotti within Milan’s architectural and institutional history.

Its central façade brings together an entrance, a mistilinear arched portal and a loggia above. Stone frames define the windows across the lateral sections. The portal has an irregular curved profile and sits between smaller doors with decorative surrounds. Square columns support the loggia’s arches above the principal entrance. The lateral sections rise slightly higher, giving the façade a measured vertical arrangement around its centre. Decorative stonework reinforces the building’s formal entrance and window design. Casa Crotti brings its Crotti commission and library connection together on this Milan street. The façade preserves details associated with eighteenth-century Milanese craftsmanship.

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