The Visconti Castle of Abbiategrasso is a medieval castle in Abbiategrasso , Lombardy , northern Italy. It was among the first Visconti castles built according to their typical quadrangular layout. In the 14th and 15th centuries, it was one of the preferred residences of the duchesses of Milan of the Visconti and Sforza houses. Today, the castle's surviving part serves as the seat of the municipality of Abbiategrasso.
14-1016: Visconti Castle (in Italian Castello Visconteo ) may refer to a number of castles including: Visconti Castle (Abbiategrasso) Visconti Castle (Bereguardo) Visconti Castle (Binasco) Visconti Castle (Castelletto sopra Ticino) Visconti Castle (Cusago) Visconti Castle (Crenna) Visconti Castle (Invorio) Visconti Castle (Legnano) Visconti Castle (Lodi) Visconti Castle (Locarno) Visconti Castle (Massino) Visconti Castle (Pagazzano) Visconti Castle (Pandino) Visconti Castle (Pavia) Visconti Castle (Somma Lombardo) Visconti Castle (Vercelli) Visconti-Castelbarco Castle Visconti-Sforza Castle (Novara) Visconti-Sforza Castle (Vigevano) See also [ edit ] List of castles in Italy Visconti (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
28-473: A bracket a bracket is that it is intermediate between the two and fixes the one to the other. Brackets vary widely in shape, but a prototypical bracket is the L-shaped metal piece that attaches a shelf (the smaller component) to a wall (the larger component): its vertical arm is fixed to one (usually large) element, and its horizontal arm protrudes outwards and holds another (usually small) element. This shelf bracket
42-516: A stable residence in Abbiategrasso as an alternative to Cusago , and their daughter, Bianca Maria Visconti ], grew up in the castle. The members of the Sforza house, descendants of Bianca Maria Visconti and her husband Francesco Sforza , favored the castle to emphasize their Visconti origins. In 1469, Gian Galeazzo Sforza , Duke of Milan, was born there, and in 1480, it became the permanent residence of
56-401: Is also called a bracket, even though it may not be obviously L-shaped. Common examples that are often not really L-shaped at all but attach a smaller component to a larger and are still called brackets are the components that attach a bicycle lamp to a bicycle, and the rings that attach pipes to walls. Brackets can support many architectural items, including a wall, balcony , parapets , eaves,
70-414: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Visconti Castle (Abbiategrasso) The Visconti Castle of Abbiategrasso was built at the end of the 13th century on the site of a previous fortification ( Castro Margazario ) near a Benedictine monastery. First, Azzone Visconti (1329–1339), Lord of Milan, and then Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1378–1402),
84-509: Is effectively the same as the architectural bracket: a vertical arm mounted on the wall, and a horizontal arm projecting outwards for another element to be attached on top of it or below it. To enable the outstretched arm to support a greater weight, a bracket will often have a third arm running diagonally between the horizontal and vertical arms, or the bracket may be a solid triangle. By extension almost any object that performs this function of attaching one part to another (usually larger) component
98-454: The castle. In the following years, the ramparts were obliterated to make space for the new train station while also taking care of some restorations. Although deprived of the south wing and three towers, the castle is today in good condition and open to the public. It houses the offices and the City Council of the Abbiategrasso municipality. Traces of the decorative frescoes are preserved in
112-475: The courtyard and some interior rooms. Bracket (architecture) A bracket is a structural or decorative architectural element that projects from a wall, usually to carry weight and sometimes to "strengthen an angle". It can be made of wood, stone, plaster, metal, or other media. A corbel or console are types of brackets. In mechanical engineering a bracket is any intermediate component for fixing one part to another, usually larger, part. What makes
126-484: The first Duke of Milan, enlarged the castle. In 1438 it was restored and embellished by Duke Filippo Maria Visconti , son of Gian Galeazzo. After losing its defensive function and being easily reachable from Milan by water along the Naviglio Grande , it became his favorite country mansion. The castle had a quadrangular layout, with an internal courtyard and portico , and four towers, one on each corner. Bricks were
140-683: The outside of contemporary buildings, as well as interior panels. Brackets are often in the form of architectural sculptures with reliefs of objects and scrolls . Depending on their material, decorated ones can be carved, cast, or molded. They can be of cast stone or resin-foam materials with faux finishes for use on new buildings in historic revival styles of architecture. Some brackets and corbels are only ornamental, and serve no actual supporting purpose. Types of Brackets There are various other bracket types, including lintel brackets, dentil brackets, gable brackets, balcony brackets, beam brackets, and rafter brackets. Specialized brackets support
154-530: The primary construction material, while the stone was limited to structural or decorative elements, such as the slender columns of the mullioned windows , the brackets (beccatelli) , or the Biscione on the façade over the old entrance. It was entirely decorated with brightly colored frescoes It had been the prerogative of the Visconti duchesses of Milan. Agnese del Maino , Duke Filippo Maria Visconti's mistress, had
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182-410: The spring of an arch , beams, pergola roof, window box , or a shelf . The term is also used to describe a shelf designed to hold a statue. In adjustable shelving systems, the bracket may be in two parts, with the load-bearing horizontal support fitting into a wall-mounted slotted vertical metal strip. Brackets also are an element in the systems used to mount modern facade cladding systems onto
196-546: The widowed duchess Bona of Savoy After restructuring the castles of Cusago, Gambolò, and Vigevano, the Sforza court resided less frequently in Abbiategrasso. After the Visconti-Sforza period, the castle became a stronghold again, especially during the years of the Italian Wars (1494–1559). In 1658 three towers and the southern wing were demolished, while the fourth was cut off. In 1862 the Abbiategrasso municipality bought
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