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The Sforza Castle (Italian: Castello Sforzesco [kasˈtɛllo sforˈtsesko]; Milanese: Castell Sforzesch [kasˈtɛl sfurˈsɛsk]) is a medieval fortification located in Milan, northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remnants of a 14th-century fortification. Later renovated and enlarged, in the ...
From 1803 to 1815, he was professor of architecture at the University of Bologna and thereafter at Milan's Brera Academy.He designed grandiose Neoclassical projects such as the Foro Bonaparte in Milan, which was never executed, and plans for the Procuratie buildings on St Mark's Square in Venice, which were modified and completed by others.
Parco Sempione ("Simplon Park") is a large city park in the historic center of Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.Established in 1888, and designed by Emilio Alemagna, it has an overall area of 38.6 hectares (95 acres), and it is located inside the Zone 1 administrative division.
The museum was founded on a collection of documents on the Risorgimento, gathered for the Exhibition of Turin in 1884 and then moved to the showroom at Milan’s Public Gardens. The exhibition was later transferred to the Rocchetta rooms at the Sforza Castle , where it was officially inaugurated on 24 June 1896.
The Arch of Peace at sunset. Porta Sempione ("Simplon Gate") is a city gate of Milan, Italy.The name is used both to refer to the gate proper and to the surrounding district (), a part of the Zone 1 division (the historic city centre), including the major avenue of Corso Sempione.
The Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte, also known as Villa Reale and formerly called Villa Comunale, is a palace in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It was built between 1790 and 1796 as the residence of Count Ludovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso. [1] [2] [3] The villa is in Neoclassical style, and was designed by Leopoldo Pollack.
Arco della Pace, completed 1816. Neoclassical architecture in Milan encompasses the main artistic movement from about 1750 to 1850 in this northern Italian city. From the final years of the reign of Maria Theresa of Austria, through the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy and the European Restoration, Milan was in the forefront of a strong cultural and economic renaissance in which Neoclassicism was ...
In 1997, Quest International developed the Jil fragrance. [65] Each scent was concocted with Sander’s creative input before she left her namesake brand in 2004. [66] Later fragrances have included Jil Sander Sport (2005), aimed at 18 to 25-year-olds, [66] and Jil Sander Style (2006), a scent created to appeal to women who are 30 and older. [67]