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| restoration of the Sforza Castle |
Although its dimensions and general layout are truly ancient,
the Sforza
Castle has taken its current appearance for no longer than a century.
The main Torre
del Filarete was built from scratch between 1893 and 1904.
There are photographs (like the one aside) to prove that a full-scale wooden
model of the tower was first placed in front of the castle, to see how the
final version would look.
Similarly, the coats-of-arms of the 15th century signore Francesco
Sforza which you come across in the castle were painted just a century ago,
while the round tower to the right of Filarete's is nothing more than a
water cistern that servs the surrounding districts. Even the core of the
castle, the Cortile
della Rocchetta, was extensively rebuilt, although this restoration
work was meticulously designed.
If you want to see where the main tower design was taken from, look - if
you find it open - in the portico of Cascina Pozzobonelli, remnants of a
Renaissance country house next to the Central Station.
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the full-scale wooden model of the Filarete
tower (before it was actually built in the early 1900s) placed in front
of the castle
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