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Sketches in Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Forster I appear to show tunnels leading from the castle. Ground-penetrating radar appears to have found them, centuries later.

In 1494, Francesco’s successor, Ludovico Sforza, built on the castle’s tradition and hired Leonardo da Vinci to create art for the castle.

In 1494, Francesco’s successor, Ludovico Sforza, built on the castle’s tradition and hired Leonardo da Vinci to create art for the castle.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: An underground tunnel network long rumored thanks to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci under Milan’s Sforza Castle are proven to exist. Ground ...

An underground tunnel network long rumored thanks to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci under Milan’s Sforza Castle are proven to exist. Ground-penetrating radar and laser scanning revealed that the ...

Photo: Hoclab The wall and vault painting in the spacious “room of the boards” in the Sforza castle was Leonardo’s largest surviving courtly decoration.

Leonardo da Vinci as a military architect It is known that the Italian polymath spent time at the castle during the late 1400s as a member of the court of Duke Ludovico Sforza.

Researchers have discovered hidden tunnels beneath Milan’s Sforza Castle, which may have been used for military defense, possibly connected to Leonardo da Vinci’s designs. The underground ...

Da Vinci often spent time at Sforza’s caslte during the late 1400s as a member of the Duke’s court. Sforza commissioned the innovative artist for a painting featured in the property’s Sala ...

Notably, construction on Sforza Castle began in the mid-1300s. Around 1495, the lord of Milan hired Da Vinci to decorate the castle's interior walls and ceilings.