Castello Sforzesco

This weekend I also visited Castello Sforzesco. There's a bunch of really awesome museums inside the castle, which I didn't visit on that trip. I think I will actually go to the museums this weekend.



The castle headed toward its current form in the mid-1400s. It's actually quite fortified and has several generations of towers. The coat of arms of the Duchy of Milan are tastefully included over various doorways.



The serpent motif is used as a civic symbol for Milan.

The park by the castle is Sempione park. At the far end of the park is a Peace Arch, which pretty much looks like a victory arch.



There were a mix of details. The reliefs were neat, I was not quite sure if the figures were virtues, or subtle representations of gods, or what.



Pretty nice. I did some sketching of the architectural details.

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Catching up to the present day, the famous mists of Milan have started coming. Did you know that Milan is known for fog? I did not know that. The fog shows up right around dusk, and clears up around 10 or 11 am. It's sunny during the middle of the day! I don't know if this photo captures the mistiness. It's but basically past a block or so you can't see anything but lights...