The Golden Palace (Palazzo d'oro) at Prada Foundation in Adriano Olivetti square, Milan, Italy, with old building
The Golden Palace is a tower covered in gold leaf. Gilding is a technique that uses very thin layers of gold alloys to decorate furniture and precious objects but is very rarely used in architecture. The palace has an internal elevator and hosts contemporary art exhibitions on its four Prada Foundation building is part of a complex of old and new buildings that includes museums and a contemporary art gallery that exhibits works by Jeff Koons, Walter De Maria, Pino Pascali, Damien Hirst, Carsten Hölle; on top is a restaurant. It is located in Largo Isarco 2, Milan (Italy), near the train yard of Porta Romana, on the area of the former distillery Società Italiana Spiriti dating back to 1910. Piazza Adriano Olivetti, near Prada Foundation, is located between Via Adamello and Via Orobia in the southern suburbs of Milan, Italy. It is a large public space created as part of the Symbiosis project and consists of three zones: the real square, paved, suitable for hosting events; the ruderal garden with buildings from the beginning of the century; the fountain in the form of three small lakes that symbolize the waterways of the nearby agricultural park.
Size: 7766px × 5176px
Location: Piazza Adriano Olivetti, Milan, Italy
Photo credit: © Marco Sala / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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