Sforza castle devil automaton8/31/2023 In the end, it was decided not to destroy the building and to renovate it to the shape of the Sforza era. The reason was that over centuries it became the military base of invading armies that had attacked the citizens even firing from the towers of the fortress, as happened in 1848 during the rebellion of the Milanese against the Austrian Hapsburgs (the famous Five Days of Milan). Especially at the beginning of the 20th century, the Milanese had conflicting feelings towards the Castle. Not only Milanese families like the Sforza, but also very important foreign governors, such as Emperor Charles V and Napoleon Bonaparte. Over the centuries, the Castle had many masters, as rulers that followed one another in the history of Milan before the Unification of Italy. Just outside the historical centre of Milan stands the Sforza Castle, a grand 15th-century fortification built on the ruins of a previous medieval fortress, commissioned by Francesco Sforza, Lord of the city at the time.
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