Archaeologists Followed a Sketch by Leonardo da Vinci. It Led to Secret Tunnels Under an Ancient Castle.
He turned it into the Sforza Castle, complete with towers, courtyards, and frescoed-lined halls. In 1494, Francesco’s successor, Ludovico Sforza, built on the castle’s tradition and hired ...
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The Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece that never was, thanks to an assassination, a war, an abduction and an invasion
Leonardo da Vinci knew the right strings to pull. Keen to work for the Milanese nobleman Ludovico Sforza, he offered his services not only as engineer and architect, but also as a sculptor: ‘I would ...
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Archeologists discover secret tunnels after following sketch by Leonardo da Vinci
Sforza's friend, Ludovico—nicknamed il Moro, or "the Moor," for his dark looks—took over the Duchy of Milan and kept sprucing up the castle. Experts are convinced that the mysterious tunnels ...
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600-year-old mystery solved: Leonardo da Vinci’s secret tunnels discovered in Italy
Leonardo da Vinci spent time at the castle during the late 1400s as a member of the court of Duke Ludovico Sforza.(Representational) The Politecnico di Milano or The Polytechnic University of ...