The institutional headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce is located in Lower Bergamo, within the complex that is now considered the " city's parlor," the hub of walking and commerce.
Its history is closely linked to that of the Piacentiniano Center: in fact, it was designed by architects Piacentini and Angelini (1912-1927) precisely to be an business center that would include the Palazzo di Giustizia, the Banca d'Italia and the Chamber of Commerce.
The area where it now stands was once the site of city fairs, which drew merchants and exhibitors not only from the city but also from the valleys and the plains. Over the centuries, however, its use declined until it was limited to fair periods only; by the early 1900s, the area was in a state of decay. It was then that it was decided to completely redevelop it.
Between 1912 and 1914, the first building was constructed, intended for the Bank of Italy. This was followed by the Torre dei Caduti, the Credito Italiano and finally the Chamber of Commerce building (1924), designed and built by Luigi Angelini. Instead, the first brick of the block of buildings on the Sentierone was laid in 1925, while 1926-27 saw the arrival of the Banca Bergamasca (entrusted to Giovanni Muzio for the architecture and interior decoration), the Palazzo di Giustizia (Justice Building), and the Poste e Telegrafi (Post Office) building.
Completed in 1925, the chamber building is an elegant building, characterized according to Fernando Noris "...by cultured classical quotations reworked with a subtle and refined modernity, reconnecting the artistic and architectural past of the city to the contemporary era."
Luigi Angelini's work went as far as designing, down to the smallest details, even the building's minor components, such as flooring, roofing, staircase handrails, wrought-iron gates, window frames and capitals. Its halls and offices now house remarkable works of art, a heritage that testifies to the happy bond and strong relationship with the cultural environment of the province.
The Chamber of Commerce building thus represents an excellence in Bergamo's artistic heritage.
The institutional headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce is located in Lower Bergamo, within the complex that is now considered the " city's parlor," the hub of walking and commerce.
Its history is closely linked to that of the Piacentiniano Center: in fact, it was designed by architects Piacentini and Angelini (1912-1927) precisely to be an business center that would include the Palazzo di Giustizia, the Banca d'Italia and the Chamber of Commerce.
The area where it now stands was once the site of city fairs, which drew merchants and exhibitors not only from the city but also from the valleys and the plains. Over the centuries, however, its use declined until it was limited to fair periods only; by the early 1900s, the area was in a state of decay. It was then that it was decided to completely redevelop it.
Between 1912 and 1914, the first building was constructed, intended for the Bank of Italy. This was followed by the Torre dei Caduti, the Credito Italiano and finally the Chamber of Commerce building (1924), designed and built by Luigi Angelini. Instead, the first brick of the block of buildings on the Sentierone was laid in 1925, while 1926-27 saw the arrival of the Banca Bergamasca (entrusted to Giovanni Muzio for the architecture and interior decoration), the Palazzo di Giustizia (Justice Building), and the Poste e Telegrafi (Post Office) building.
Completed in 1925, the chamber building is an elegant building, characterized according to Fernando Noris "...by cultured classical quotations reworked with a subtle and refined modernity, reconnecting the artistic and architectural past of the city to the contemporary era."
Luigi Angelini's work went as far as designing, down to the smallest details, even the building's minor components, such as flooring, roofing, staircase handrails, wrought-iron gates, window frames and capitals. Its halls and offices now house remarkable works of art, a heritage that testifies to the happy bond and strong relationship with the cultural environment of the province.
The Chamber of Commerce building thus represents an excellence in Bergamo's artistic heritage.
