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Castello<br />

Sforzesco<br />

05 · 18 · 18<br />

THE SFORZA CASTLE WAS BUILT IN THE 15TH<br />

CENTURY BY DUKE OF MILAN FRANCESCO<br />

SFORZA ON THE REMNANTS OF A 14TH-CENTURY<br />

FORTIFICATION. BECAUSE OF ITS STRUCTURE,<br />

IT UNDERWENT SIEGES, DEMOLITIONS<br />

AND RECONSTRUCTIONS THROUGHOUT<br />

THE CENTURIES. IT IS HOME TO THE LAST<br />

MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, THE PIETÀ<br />

RONDANINI, AND CAN BE FOUND IN THE MUSEO<br />

DELLA PIETÀ RONDANINI, OPENED IN 2015 IN<br />

THE SPANISH HOSPITAL INSIDE THE CASTLE AND<br />

DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE SCULPTURE.

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