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Visconti Castle (Somma Lombardo)

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Visconti Castle is a medieval castle-palace in Somma Lombardo, in the Province of Varese in Lombardy, northern Italy, standing on a site with buildings dating to the 9th century and a fortress from the 13th century. In 1448 the brothers Francesco and Guido Visconti, who had taken refuge there from the forces of the Ambrosian Republic, divided the castle between them; Francesco's descendants became the Visconti di San Vito line and Guido's became the Visconti di Modrone family. The San Vito section holds frescoes linked to the school of Camillo Procaccini and an altarpiece attributed to Cerano, along with an extensive collection of barber's basins, and parts of the castle remain in use for private events while other parts are open to the public on guided tours. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building Type
Castle 1
Building Type
Palace 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Somma Lombardo, Italy 2
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Palace 1
Building Type (category)
Castle 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
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Castle, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

Palace, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, located there.
Sources
1. Visconti Castle (Somma Lombardo) (Wikipedia)
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Visconti Castle is a medieval castle-palace in Somma Lombardo, in the Province of Varese in Lombardy, northern Italy, standing on a site with buildings dating to the 9th century and a fortress from the 13th century. In 1448 the brothers Francesco and Guido Visconti, who had taken refuge there from the forces of the Ambrosian Republic, divided the castle between them; Francesco's descendants became the Visconti di San Vito line and Guido's became the Visconti di Modrone family. The San Vito section holds frescoes linked to the school of Camillo Procaccini and an altarpiece attributed to Cerano, along with an extensive collection of barber's basins, and parts of the castle remain in use for private events while other parts are open to the public on guided tours.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (castle)
    The Visconti Castle of Somma Lombardo is a medieval castle-palace in Somma Lombardo, Province of Varese, Lombardy, northern Italy.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Palace)
    The Visconti Castle of Somma Lombardo is a medieval castle-palace in Somma Lombardo, Province of Varese, Lombardy, northern Italy.
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2. Visconti Castle (Somma Lombardo) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Somma Lombardo, Italy
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Somma Lombardo, Italy
Wikidata item Q18708356, property P131/P17 (location): Somma Lombardo, Italy
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