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HISTORY
In most cases the origin or the idea that leads to the designing of a building built to "offer hospitality" is not known. We would like to tell you about how the Grand Visconti Palace project came into being.

It was 1999 and we were seeking an area in a central position for the creation of a hotel in Milan. Two opportunities came up - the first was a building in the heart of Milan which could house around 90 bedrooms and limited common areas, and the second a 12,000 square metre area situated in a central position with easy access. The Verga Mill stood in this area in 1920. The mill later became the premises of a famous biscuit factory, which moved elsewhere at the end of the ’90s. We chose the second route - certainly the more difficult but also the more ambitious. In December 1999 "the die was cast" and the idea took shape through the architects' plans.

The work started in September 2001: part of the building was refurbished and another part was demolished and rebuilt with the specific desire of maintaining intact the design of the old building which dated back to the early years of last century. The intention was to capture the charm which only period buildings can transmit, and to allow it to be experienced in the future. 172 rooms, a conference centre, a banqueting hall, a restaurant, a health centre with an indoor swimming pool, a park, a garage with spaces for 70 cars and a car-park for 3 coaches complete the offering. For the name of the hotel we chose the name of an important Lordship - the Viscontis, who from the end of the fourteenth century and the beginning of the fifteenth century were in charge of what was the largest and most powerful state of Italy at that time. Tradition united with innovation.