Sforza Castle, Leonardo Da Vinci and Secret passage

Archaeologists Followed a Sketch by Leonardo da Vinci. It Led to Secret Tunnels Under an Ancient Castle.
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 historic passages made famous by a Leonardo da Vinci drawing is just one of multiple tunnel sections.
Leonardo da Vinci Described Secret Passages in Sforza Castle. High-Tech Analysis Just Proved Him Right
A technological investigation at Sforza Castle found that it does in fact hold underground passages once described by Leonardo da Vinci.
Secret Passageways Recorded in Leonardo da Vinci’s Sketches Discovered Beneath a Medieval Castle in Milan
Using ground-penetrating radar and laser scanners, researchers identified subterranean structures just a few feet below the ground. The pathways may connect Sforza Castle to a nearby basilica
Archaeologists Blown Away After Finding Secret Tunnels That Da Vinci Had Drawn Over 500 Years Ago
Archaeologists Blown Away After Finding Secret Tunnels That Da Vinci Had Drawn Over 500 Years Ago Researchers from the Polytechnic Institute of Milan visited the site of Italy’s famed Sforza Castle as part of a doctoral thesis and conducted a technological study.
Da Vinci Was Right: Secret Tunnels Discovered Beneath Italian Castle
For centuries, whispers of hidden tunnels beneath Milan’s iconic Sforza Castle have intrigued historians and treasure hunters alike.
No more roommates for Mona Lisa! Iconic painting to get own gallery at the Louvre — and Americans will help foot the bill
Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.
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Da Vinci’s Secret Drawing Underneath The ‘Mona Lisa’ Reveals How Different This Masterpiece Almost Was
There's a hidden drawing underneath the "Mona Lisa" — and it shows that this masterpiece almost looked very different.
‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room under a 10-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre ...
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Imagining the Mona Lisa’s New Room
A Louvre expansion that would put La Gioconda in her very own gallery has us envisioning the most mysterious sitter in iconic ...
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The Murky Story Of Lisa Gherardini, The 16th-Century Noblewoman Who May Be Portrayed In The Mona Lisa
A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo. But was she also the subject of the Mona Lisa? Many scholars believe she ...
Beyond Mona Lisa; 5 most exceptional artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
One of the most famous Biblical artworks is undoubtedly this one. ‘The Last Supper’ is a mural created by da Vinci and shows ...
Mona Lisa's roommates may be glad she's moving out
Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in ...
All change at the Louvre
The Mona Lisa will be moved to a new space at the Louvre following warnings about overcrowding and crumbling infrastructure ...
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First immersive Da Vinci exhibition in Romania opens at Bucharest’s MINA museum
MINA, the Museum of Immersive New Art in Bucharest, will host the first immersive exhibition dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci ...
France hikes ticket price for Brits at world's most visited museum The Louvre
Brits could soon pay more to enter the Louvre to see Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting, as French president Emmanuel ...