Architektur
Hotel Metropole-Suisse Façade
First commission, first contradiction: Giuseppe Terragni was publicly attacking academic architecture with Gruppo 7 while cautiously preserving some of its vocabulary on the façade in front of you.
Warum der Umweg sich lohnt
Giuseppe Terragni’s first professional commission was a cautious remodeling of an older hotel façade, begun around the time he graduated. While publicly challenging academic architecture with Gruppo 7, he was still quietly negotiating with its classical vocabulary here.
The Hotel Metropole-Suisse Façade in Como is a notable architectural landmark as it marks Giuseppe Terragni's first professional commission. It showcases a blend of classical and modern architectural styles.
Die Menschen hinter dieser Adresse
Belegte Verbindungen, keine Promi-Anekdoten.
Giuseppe Terragni
Terragni redesigned the hotel’s ground- and first-floor façade in 1926–1927 as his first professional project.
Was sonst in der Nähe liegt
Die nächstgelegenen Orte, über die wir geschrieben haben, mit Luftlinie von hier.
100 m
Piazza Cavour and the Exhibition That Rose Twice
On July 8, 1899, smoke and flames tore through Como’s grand celebration of electricity. The cause was a short circuit—a grim irony followed by a remarkably fast comeback.
150 m
Monument to Alessandro Volta
One marble scientist, one brutally short inscription, and an entire square loses its old name. Como pulled off a remarkably efficient civic rebrand.
150 m
Albergo Terminus
Look from the lake to the Art Nouveau façade: in 1902, Como’s working waterfront was dressing for a new role. The twist? Albergo Terminus was not only a hotel—it also provided bathing facilities for the hotel next door.
200 m
Casa Bazzi
You arrive at number 3 looking for one old house. Slight problem: Casa Bazzi is three houses sharing a single address—and about five centuries of building history.
200 m
Former Albergo Posta
Terragni submits a design for a small hotel. The municipal authorities reject it. Then they reject another—and another. Six variants later, this compact building has become architecture’s answer to a painfully long email thread.
200 m
Roman Theatre Remains at Via Vitani 13
Number 13 looks like an ordinary Como address. Then, in 1990, excavations inside uncovered seven radial walls pointing to a much bigger story: a vanished Roman theatre.
Mit den Geschichten ablaufen
Diese Adresse ist eine Station von vielen. Unsere Routen und Quests verbinden sie zu einem Weg, der vor Ort aufgeht.