Palazzo Leone da Perego is a historical building in Legnano. It was rebuilt in 1898 preserving some decorations of the previous medieval building of the same name.[1] Located a few steps from the Basilica di San Magno, it has two entrances, one in via Magenta and the other in via Girardelli. It is named after Leone da Perego, archbishop of Milan who died in Legnano in 1257.[2] Together with Palazzo Visconti it forms the "Corte Arcivescovile".
Evening view of the modern Palazzo Leone da PeregoParticular of the windows on the first floor of the modern Leone da Perego palace
The medieval Leone da Perego palace was probably built in the 13th century,[1][3] oppure, secondo alcuni studi, nel 9th century.[3] The building became the noble summer residence of the archbishop Leone da Perego, thanks to whom it experienced a period of splendour that lasted until the end of the 15th century.
From the palace Leone da Perego ("in nostro archiepiscopali palatio") l'arcivescovo di Milano Francesco I da Parma, successore di Ottone Visconti e saltuariamente dimorante a Legnano, concesse il 3 aprile 1297 quaranta giorni di indulgenza ai fedeli che avessero donato i fondi necessari per completare i lavori della chiesa di San Pietro di Saronno.[4]
In 1361, the archbishop of Milan Roberto Visconti took refuge in the town of Legnano to escape the plague: according to some sources, he died in Legnano at the Leone da Perego Palace.[5]
The south side of the medieval Palazzo Leone da Perego was overlooked by the ancient Palazzo Visconti, which is known in medieval documents as "preciosa pallatia'".
In correspondence with Palazzo Visconti, even after the demolition of the castello dei Cotta, the "porta di sotto", urban gate built in the Middle Ages and demolished in 1818,[6] continued to be present. This covered passageway, with the demolition of the Cotta castle, began to connect the architectural complex formed by Palazzo Leone da Perego and Palazzo Visconti, to a building on the other side of today's Corso Magenta, which at the time was called Via Porta di Sotto.[7][8]
In 1898 Palazzo Leone da Perego was demolished and rebuilt using some decorations from the previous complex of the same name.[1] Of the latter, the only ones that have survived are two Visconti coats of arms that can be found, respectively, at the entrance to Corso Magenta (in this case it is a marble coat of arms of Ottone Visconti from 1277. Palazzo Visconti was instead almost completely rebuilt in 1937.[3] The gateway leading from Corso Magenta into the archiepiscopal court was rebuilt in 1890.
Autori vari, Il Palio di Legnano: Sagra del Carroccio e Palio delle Contrade nella storia e nella vita della città, Banca di Legnano, 2015, SBN IT\ICCU\TO0\1145476.
Giorgio D'Ilario, Egidio Gianazza, Augusto Marinoni, Marco Turri, Profilo storico della città di Legnano, Edizioni Landoni, 1984, ISBN non esistente.
Attilio Agnoletto, San Giorgio su Legnano - storia, società, ambiente, 1992, ISBN non esistente.
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The battle of Legnano was a battle between the imperial army of Frederick Barbarossa and the troops of the Lombard League on 29 May 1176, near the town of Legnano, in present-day Lombardy, Italy. Although the presence of the enemy nearby was already known to both sides, they suddenly met without having time to plan any strategy.
Legnano is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Milan, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from central Milan. With 60,259, it is the thirteenth-most populous township in Lombardy. Legnano is located in the Alto Milanese and is crossed by the Olona River.
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The Company of Death is the name used in the historical literature of English language for two related chosen tactical corps, two selected bands of warriors, entrusted to guarantee the cohesiveness and efficiency in battle of both the Milanese and Lombard League's militias through their bond by oath to the defence of the Milanese Carroccio, the wagon on which the standard of the Lombard allies stood.
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The Palio di Legnano is a traditional event generally held on the last Sunday of May in the city of Legnano, Italy, to recall the Battle of Legnano held on 29 May 1176 by the Lombard League and the Holy Roman Empire of Frederick Barbarossa. This Palio is composed by a medieval pageant and a horse race. Until 2005 the whole event was named Sagra del Carroccio.
The Museo Arte Gallarate or MAGA is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Gallarate, in the province of Varese in Lombardy, in northern Italy. It was founded in 1966 as the Civica Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Gallarate to house works purchased from, and donated by, artists participating in the Premio Gallarate, a national art competition. It was renamed in 2010 and moved to a new building. The museum holds over 5000 works, and the collection includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, graphic design works, photographs, and installations by artists including Carlo Carrà, Loris Cecchini, Gianni Colombo, Lucio Fontana, Ennio Morlotti, Bruno Munari and Studio Azzurro. Between 2015 and 2017 Museo MAGA had a second venue in the Palazzo Leone Da Perego, in Legnano, some 15 km to the south-east of Gallarate.
Legnano, an Italian municipality of the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Alto Milanese, has a recorded history from the first mention of the Legnarello district to the present day.
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The term Alto Milanese, also called Altomilanese, is used to refer to the territory of Lombardy that includes the northwestern part of the metropolitan city of Milan, the southern part of the province of Varese and some municipalities in the southwestern part of the province of Como. It largely corresponds with one of the Italian provinces planned in the past: the province of Seprio. The Alto Milanese can be divided into four zones having their respective major cities as their main centers: the Bustese, Legnanese, Gallaratese and Saronnese. The major rivers of the Alto Milanese are the Olona and the Ticino, while among the noteworthy streams are the Arno, the Tenore, the Bozzente, the Lura, the Rile, and the Strona.
Palazzo Malinverni is a historical building in Legnano. It is the seat of the Town Hall (building) of the city. It is located in the central Piazza San Magno, next to the homonymous Basilica and was inaugurated on 28 November 1909, during the city's period of greatest growth — industrial and demographic.
Legnanese dialect is a dialect of the Lombard language that is spoken around Legnano, a municipality in the metropolitan city of Milan, Lombardy. It is spoken by about 30 percent of the population of the area in which it is spread.
Sant'Erasmo Hospice is a hospice in Legnano. The original hospice, which was built between the 13th and 14th centuries, was demolished in 1926. It was replaced in 1927 by a modern building with the same function and name. It stands next to the church of the same name and is the oldest charitable institution in Legnano.
The monument to the Warrior of Legnano is a bronze statue dedicated to a combatant from the medieval battle of the same name. Located in Legnano, the statue depicts a soldier holding a shield in his left hand and a raised sword in his right to symbolize rejoicing at the end of the Battle of Legnano and the defeat of Frederick Barbarossa. Made by Enrico Butti, it was inaugurated on June 29, 1900.
The Cotta Castle was an early medieval fortification present in Legnano from the 10th to the 13th/14th centuries in the area where the modern Leone da Perego Palace and INA Gallery stand. It was one of the military outposts used during the Battle of Legnano on May 29, 1176.
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