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| Landmarks in Italy : Landmarks in Lazio : Province Rieti : Roccasinibalda, Castello Sforza - Cesarini | |||||||||
Castello Sforza - CesariniRoccasinibalda (RI), Lazio, Italy |
| HISTORY: The castle was built in the 10th century by Sinibaldo lord of the Sabina countdom, then restored in the 16th century by Giangiorgio Cesarini on a project of architect Peruzzi. It has a peculiar eagle-shaped form, with massive bastions and walls, and inside a number of beautiful frescoed chambers. It was a possession of a number of different lords, such as the Mattei in the 17th century, followed by the Lante della Rovere and in 1739 by the Muti family. |
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