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Castello Sforzesco

Castles & Country Houses, Museums & Art Centres
Castello Sforzesco, built in the 15th century by Duke Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, embellished and enlarged in the 16th and 17th centuries, was one of the largest citadels in Europe. Today it houses several of Milan's museums, libraries and archives.

Among the Museums, Libraries, Archives:

  1. The Museum of Rondanini Pietà, including the last sculpture of Michelangelo
  2. The Antique Furniture & Wooden Sculpture Museum
  3. The Prehistoric collections of the Archaeological Museum of Milan
  4. The Museum of Ancient Art 
  5. Museum of Applied Arts
  6. The Egyptian Museum
  7. The Museum of Musical Instruments
  8. The Pinacoteca
  9. The Achille Bertarelli Print Collection.
  10. The Trivulziana Library, with Leonardo da Vinci's 'Codex Trivulzianus'  (Leonardo's attempts to improve his literary education)
  11. The Sala della Asse, containing is the wall and ceiling painting by Leonardo da Vinci from 1498.
  12. Numismatic Cabinet

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Castello Sforzesco

Piazza Castello 3
20121 Milan MI
Italy