Rocca Sforzesca (Imola Castle) (Imola)

Italy / Emilia-Romagna / Imola
 castle, fortification, Medieval / Middle Ages
Founded in the 13th century, the Fortress of Imola was updated to meet the modern needs of defense between 1472 and 1484 at the behest of the Milanese court of the Sforza, and equipped with ravelins, round corner towers and embrasures decorated with emblems of the Riario-Sforza lordship. The portal, the keep with the dungeons, and the terrace are the oldest surviving parts, and one of the ancient towers with a rectangular plan is still recognizable, incorporated in the southeastern tower. The fortress was used a prison between the 16th and 20th centuries, and eventually reopened to the public in 1973.
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Coordinates:   44°21'15"N   11°42'24"E

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