Antonio di Pietro Aver(u)lino, known as Filarete, was a Florentine Renaissance architect, sculptor, medallist, and architectural theorist. He is perhaps best remembered for his design of the ideal city of Sforzinda, the first ideal city plan of the Renaissance.
Copy by Filarete (Electrotype) of Pisanello's medal marking the 1439 visit to Florence of John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor, 1425 to 1448
Sforza Castle in Milan
Plan of Sforzinda
Image: Delle vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, et architetti (1648) (14799591143)
The Policlinico of Milan also known as Ospedale Maggiore di Milano or Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, is the public district general hospital in Milan, It is one of the oldest hospitals in Italy, founded by Duke Francesco Sforza in 1456. Today it is a modern hospital with 900 beds, with wards for adults, pregnant women and children. During the first COVID-19 breakout in March 2020, 300 of those beds were readapted for COVID-19 patients.
New Guardia Pavilion and First Aid after the renovation works
Policlinico's courtyard, now seat of the University of Milan, after the bombing of 1943.
Policlinico's aerial view, before the demolition started between 2010 and 2011.
Policlinico's old Guardia Pavilion, before the renovation works started in 2010
