Vigevano I d e a l T o w n
Vigevano, just 35 km away from Milan, is a jewel, rich of gorgeous but little-known renaissance architecture and art.
Vigevano, just 35 km away from Milan, is a jewel, rich of gorgeous but little-known renaissance architecture and art.
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<strong>Vigevano</strong> V E R S O<br />
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Bramante Tower<br />
Torre del Bramante<br />
This is the symbol of <strong>Vigevano</strong> inasmuch as<br />
standing at the highest point of the town.<br />
It was built in various stages starting in 1198 and<br />
was made a vantage point at the wishes of<br />
Ludovico il Moro and his wife Beatrice d’Este in<br />
1492 - 1494, becoming the official entrance to the<br />
castle. Its unusual outline was used as the model<br />
for the reconstruction of the Filerete Tower in the<br />
Sforzesco castle in Milan in the XIX century: composed<br />
of gradually smaller sections, from its battlements it<br />
offers a complete panorama over the Piazza, Castle<br />
and entire town. The bronze dome was added in 1563<br />
in place of the original conical spire.
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