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There is a blend of centuries-old frescoes and modern art within this unusually shaped fortress.
The Castle of Rocca Sinibalda was built over a previous fortress (possibly a Lombard castle) by Cardinal Alessandro Cesarini in the 16th century. The initial project was the work of famous architect Baldassarre Peruzzi from Siena in 1530, who died six years later. The castle was likely completed by Peruzzi’s son Giovanni Sallustio and Bartolomeo De Rocchi. The Castle of Rocca Sinibalda sits on the border of the Papal State and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, adapted into an eagle or scorpion-shaped fortress by its designer, Baldassarre Peruzzi.
