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The drawbridge of the Visconti Fortress
The wooden counterweights of the castle’s drawbridge
The 14th-century drawbridge
The stone ramp leading up to the castle
The wall of a flight of steps
The castle’s entrance gate
The lookout post
The statue of Cesare Martinengo
The Capitolium
The reconstructed tympanum of the Capitoline Temple i
The ruins of the ancient Roman forum
The intact column of the Capitolum temple
The Church of San Zeno
Martiri di Belfiore Square
The tables at the restaurant “La torre di porta bruciata”

The drawbridge of the Visconti Fortress, dating from the Middle Ages

The wooden counterweights of the castle’s drawbridge

The castle’s crenellated walls and the entrance to the 14th-century drawbridge, probably commissioned by Giovanni and Luchino Visconti

The stone ramp leading to the castle’s drawbridge and, on the right, the Prisoners’ Tower, situated on the summit of Cidneo Hill

Stone sculpture of Enrico Toti, situated next to the great Miglio, which currently houses the Museum of the Risorgimento, within the castle walls

The wall of a flight of steps and the gardens of the San Faustino bastion on Cidneo Hill

The castle’s entrance gate, seen from the rear

The watchtower on the walls of the San Faustino bastion, built to defend the castle

The 18th-century statue of Cesare Martinengo, in the courtyard of Palazzo Martinengo Cesaresco Novarino

The Capitolium, the Roman temple in Piazza del Foro, commissioned by Vespasian in 73 AD.

The reconstructed tympanum of the Capitoline Temple in Piazza del Foro, supported by Corinthian columns

The ruins of the ancient Roman forum and the remains of the Capitolium, situated at the foot of Cidneo Hill

The only column of the Capitolum temple on Via dei Musei that is completely intact

The Baroque balustrade of the church of San Zeno al Foro in Via Agostino Gallo, with marble pillars topped by twisted dolphins and cherubs

Piazza Martiri di Belfiore, with the large green dome of the Duomo Nuovo on the right

The tables at the restaurant “La torre di porta bruciata” in Via dei Musei

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