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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 04/06/2026 16:39:00

Begun in 1456 as a hospital for the poor of Milan, the Ca Granda, or Great House, is one of the most remarkable surviving Renaissance buildings in the Lombard capital and now serves as the main seat of the University of Milan. The complex was founded by Duke Francesco Sforza and his wife Bianca Maria Visconti as a single great hospital to consolidate the many smaller charitable institutions of the medieval city. The original design was the work of the Florentine architect Antonio Averlino, know...