Italy

North

Udine – Palazzo Strassoldo-Mantica, Via Vittorio Veneto, 20
Near the end of the 17th century, Count Giulio Antonio Strassoldo commissioned this grand home and entrusted its decoration to the exuberant imagination of painter Giulio Quaglio. In 1782, the building became the property of the Counts of Mantica, to whom the building owes its double name. In 1954, it was sold to Banca del Friuli. An elegant structure, the facade of the palazzo has been left untouched by subsequent alterations.

Treviso – Monte di Pietà, Piazza Monte di Pietà, 3
Monte di Pietà is comprised of a series of buildings erected from the 15th to the 17th centuries that extend above the churches of St. Lucia and St. Vito. Within its interior is the Cappella dei Rettori (Rectors' Chapel), with frescos by Fiumicelli from 1561, two paintings by Il Pozzoserrato and precious 17th-century leatherwork from Cordova. Other paintings that adorn the building include "Christ in the Sepulcher," formerly attributed to Giorgione.

Trento – Palazzo Firmian, Via G. Galilei, 1
UniCredit Banca's office in Trento, this building was constructed from the 15th to the 16th centuries on a commission from Nicolò I di Firmian and subsequently his son, Giorgio IV. The building's decorations date from several eras, since it has been renovated frequently over the course of centuries. It was restored to its present condition in the 1930s.

Verona – General Management Offices of UniCredit Credit Management Bank
Piazzetta Monte, 1
This recently restored noble edifice incorporates numerous ancient architectural elements, many of them dating from the Roman Empire. Most evident are the column capitals and bases, which may have been part of a temple dedicated to the gods Jove, Juno and Minerva. The salient architectural features of the current structure date from the 1600s to the 1700s and include a majestic entryway in the style of Michelangelo.

Milan – Palazzo Credito Italiano, General Management Offices of UniCredit S.p.A.
Piazza Cordusio
The Palazzo del Credito Italiano, which faces Piazza Cordusio in Milan, was built according to the plans of architect Luigi Broggi from 1901 to 1902. The building and its eclectic facade are fine examples of city planning philosophies of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with their emphasis on dense urban cores. Viewed overall, the building evidences a sober linear arrangement of volumes and masses. From a closer perspective, however, the facade is enlivened by extensive ornamentation.

Turin – Palazzo della Fortuna, Via Arsenale, 21
Built in 1898, the Palazzo della Fortuna exhibits regional Sabauda architectural details. Located beside the historic Turin Military Arsenal complex, the building's greatest significance derives from its distinctive history. It was originally the headquarters of the very first Italian telephone company, Sipel; later, from 1939 to 1952, it housed the headquarters of Ente Italiano Audizioni Radiofoniche, or Eiar, the giant broadcasting group that sprung from the Marconi Wireless Company and which later became Rai, the Italian public broadcaster. Today it houses the General Management of UniCredit Private Banking.

Genoa – Palazzo de Ferrari, Piazza de Ferrari, 3 nero
The Palazzo de Ferrari is a building in two parts. The ancient core was owned by the aristocratic Doria family and dates from 1437. The more modern section includes the front façade and was the work of architect Carlo Barabino in the early 19th century. The interior contains artworks from several eras: frescos by Tavarone and Giovanni Battista Carlone from the early 1600s; three rooms with paintings by Lorenzo de Ferrari from the 1700s; and ceiling frescos by his apprentice, Golfi, in the Doria Room.

Central

Bologna – Palazzo Magnani, Via Zamboni, 20
The Palazzo Magnani was built from 1577 to 1579 from plans by architect Domenico Tibaldi on the orders of Senator Lorenzo Magnani of the Papal States. It is adorned with a famous series of frescos from early in the career of Carracci. The Banca Credito Romagnolo, later Rolo Banca 1473, bought the palazzo in 1959 and oversaw an in-depth restoration in 1997. Now part of UniCredit, the palazzo contains a section of the UniCredit Art Collection, including works by such classical masters as Dosso Dossi and Garofalo and more contemporary pieces by Morandi, de Pisis, Wasarely and Hartung.

Rome – Chapel of the Palazzo del Monte di Pietá, Piazza del Monte di Pietà, 33
A jewel of the Roman baroque period, the chapel is the work of architect Francesco Peperelli, who was later succeeded in the project by Giovanni Antonio de Rossi. The space achieves its visual impact with rich materials and walls of polychrome marble, which serve as a backdrop for white marble sculptures and bas-reliefs and striking stucco features.

Rome – Historical Archive, Piazza del Monte di Pietà, 33
Within the palazzo, numerous historical documents are on display, representing the rich heritage of Banca di Roma (founded 1539), Banco di Santo Spirito (1605), Cassa di Risparmio di Roma (1836) and Banco di Roma (1880). All of the materials have either been passed down from similar archives from the original banks or have been acquired through diligent curatorial work.

Rome – Palazzo de Carolis, Via Lata, 3
At the request of Livio de Carolis, the Palazzo de Carolis was built between 1714 and 1728 by architect Alessandro Specchi. The rooms of the main floor are covered with paintings, collectively representing virtually a complete history of 18th-century painting in Rome. On view in the chapel is a moving image of the Dead Christ, attributed to Luca Signorelli. The palazzo also contains significant furnishings of various styles, frequently loaned out for exhibitions at such major institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of New York. The art collection of Banca di Roma is on display in several rooms, including works by Andy Warhol, Giorgio Morandi, Giuseppe Balla and Antonio Donghi.

Rome – Palazzo Mancini, Via del Corso, 271
This building belonged to the ancient Roman Mancini family, who entrusted a restoration of the structure to architect Carlo Rainaldi in 1634. Over the centuries the property passed through the hands of several royal families, including the Hapsburgs and the Bourbons. It was bought in 1919 by Banco di Sicilia to serve as its office in the Italian capital.

Perugia – Palazzo Lippi Alessandri, Corso Vannucci, 39
The noble Lippi Alessandri family commissioned this lavish palazzo in the 17th century and remained in residence until 1851. In 1909 the Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia moved its banking offices into the structure. This new use dictated a series of modifications over the course of the following century, according to the bank's practical requirements. The first bank vault was installed in 1924. The design of several rooms dates from the 1930s, when substantial renovation work was carried out.

South

Syracuse – Palazzo del Banco di Sicilia, Piazza Archimede, 7
In 1923, needing to expand from the facility it had occupied in Syracuse since 1872, Banco di Sicilia acquired an entire block of dilapidated houses near the ancient city center and entrusted the job of building its new offices to engineer Salvatore Caronia. The structure, completed in 1928, is a model of neoclassical design. Recent restoration work has returned the building to its original pristine appearance.