| Church of Saint Charles Borromeo (Chiesa di San Carlo al Corso) |
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Façade of the church. |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Milan, Italy |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Milan |
| Year consecrated | 1847 |
| Status | Active |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Carlo Amati; Filippo Pizzigalli |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Groundbreaking | 1832 |
| Completed | 1847 |
San Carlo al Corso is a neo-classic church in the center of Milan.
The church is managed by the Servite Order.
This church, finished in 1847, also served as a model for the Chiesa Rotonda in San Bernardino, Switzerland, 1867, which has a great acoustics.
The church was constructed under the direction of Filippo Pizzigalli between 1838 and 1847. The façade, however, was designed by the architect Carlo Amati in 1832. The complex was built to replace Convent dei Servi di Maria, founded as early as 1290 and later was suppressed in 1799. The new church was built in thanks for the ending a cholera epidemic, and dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo who was the Bishop of Milan during the time of the bubonic plague in Milan during the 16th century.