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Pictured is biscione above The Porta Del Barcho entrance of the Sforza Castle in Milan, northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke on Milan, on the remnants of a 14th century fortification. It was the princely residence of the Duke. The biscione is an azure serpent consuming a human. It is the emblem of Visconti and the symbol of Milan, and also now found as part of the emblem of the famous Alfa Romeo sports car. . |
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