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Castello Sforzesco, Milano, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Castello Sforzesco Sforza's Castle, Milan, Milano, Lombardy, Italy, Europe. The Sforza Castle is a large fortified complex located in Milan just outside the city's historic center.It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, who had recently become Duke of Milan, on the remains of a previous medieval fortification from the 14th century known as Castello di Porta Giovia (or Zobia). In the same area where the medieval Castello di Porta Giovia stood, in Roman times there was the Castrum Portae Jovis, one of the four defensive fortifications of Roman Milan.