There’s a huge fountain in front of Sforza castle. It’s called the “Wedding Cake Fountain”, because when its plumes of water are turned on full blast, it resembles a wedding cake. It’s symbolic of the good times in Milan’s history. But as you know if you’ve been following along, the good times didn’t last forever. Continue reading “Ludovico, Leonardo, and the Last Supper”
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Sforza Castle – Through Good Times and Bad
It has stopped raining here in Milan, Italy. We’re taking a mini-tour today that will take us to Sforza Castle and to the convent of Santa Maria della Grazie, where we’ll get to see Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Last Supper. Our gigantic tour bus is pulling up to Sforza Castle now. Whoa. I’ve seen a few castles in my day, but I’ve never seen one that looks like this. Continue reading “Sforza Castle – Through Good Times and Bad”
