Filarete Tower

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Filarete Tower is the prominent central tower and main entrance feature of Milan’s historic Sforza Castle, originally designed by the Renaissance architect Filarete.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Filarete Tower canonical 1
Torre del Filarete 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architecturalStructure
landmark
tower
architect Filarete
architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
associatedWith Francesco Sforza
Sforza dynasty
linked to: House of Sforza
belongsTo municipality of Milan
connectsTo courtyardsOfSforzaCastle
linked to: Sforza Castle
continent Europe
country Italy
culturalSignificance symbolOfMilaneseRenaissancePower
function gatehouseTower
mainEntrance
hasAlternativeName Torre del Filarete
linked to: Filarete Tower
hasFeature archedGateway
battlements
centralClock
coatOfArmsOfTheSforzaFamily
machicolations
hasHeight approximately 70 meters
hasRestoration 20th century restoration works
hasViewOver Piazza Castello
centralCourtyardOfSforzaCastle
heritageDesignation historicMonument
historicalPeriod Renaissance
isAccessPointTo Sforza Castle museums
linked to: Sforza Castle
isAlignedWith mainAxisOfSforzaCastle
isCentralElementOf Sforza Castle façade
linked to: Sforza Castle
isMainEntranceOf Sforza Castle
isPartOf Milan city walls (historic fortifications)
isPhotographedAs iconicViewOfSforzaCastle
languageOfAlternativeName Italian
locatedIn Italy
Lombardy
Milan
Sforza Castle
locatedInFrontOf Piazza Castello
material brick
stone
namedAfter Filarete
touristAttraction true
usedFor ceremonialEntrance
defensiveWatch

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sforza Castle hasPart Filarete Tower
Filarete Tower hasAlternativeName Torre del Filarete
linked to: Filarete Tower