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Key facts
- Owner
- Municipality of Milan
- Open to the public
- Yes
- Condition
- Restored by Luca Beltrami (1891–1905)
- Website
- www .milanocastello .it /en
- Built
- 1360–1499
- In use
- Until 1862
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Sforza Castle (Italian: Castello Sforzesco [kasˈtɛllo sforˈtsesko]; Milanese: Castell Sforzesch [kasˈtɛl sfurˈsɛsk]) is a medieval fortification located in Milan, northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remnants of a 14th-century fortification. Later renovated and enlarged, in the 16th and 17th centuries it was one of the largest citadels in Europe. Extensively rebuilt by Luca Beltrami in 1891–1905, it now houses several of the city's museums and art collections.
Torre del Filarete from interior of Sforza Castle
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sforza Castle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.