A giant, bronze ear-shaped sculpture, placed on a building, had the purpose of indicating the practical function of a system still rare at the time: the intercom, with the function of advising one’s presence to the residents and communicating with them.
Rightly placed next to the front door, the ear designed by the symbolist sculptor Adolfo Wildt with a rather educational function, gives the sober building the nickname it is known by for the people of Milan: Ca’ de l’oreggia (house of the ear).
Today, it no longer functions as an intercom, but as a lucky work of art: the local legend tells that to make your wish come true, you must whisper it to the Ear.
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