Castelvecchio
Castelvecchio stands in Verona as a red-brick Gothic fortress beside the Adige River. M-shaped merlons crown its walls and bridge.
Cangrande II della Scala commissioned the castle and its fortified river crossing between 1354 and 1376. A dry moat surrounds the compact stronghold. The bridge offered protection against Venice, the Gonzaga and Sforza families, while also providing an escape route towards Tyrol. Venetian forces strengthened it for cannon defence, and German troops destroyed it during their retreat in 1945.
The Castelvecchio Museum now fills the complex with medieval and Renaissance sculpture, paintings, bells, weapons, armour and jewellery. Carlo Scarpa’s restoration links courtyards, galleries, walls and walkways into a carefully staged route. You can see Pisanello’s Madonna of the Quail, Gothic tufa figures, and the statue of Cangrande beneath a protective roof. Patrol walkways and a hanging garden open views across the fortress and Verona.
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