The Rocca Borromeo di Angera castle
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In this post I propose to consider the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. castle. It is in northern Italy and features many resemblanes with the VMS "castle" imagery. Here is a picture of the castle:

   

Several interseting parallels can be made with the VMS. Apart from the obvious presence of swallowtail merlons, and its geographic location, this castle sits atop a mountain, overlooking a lake, and has long walls of merlons, just like in the VMS:

   

Note that just like the VMS, these walls are also quite close to a large body of water. Here is another section of the swallowtail wall:

   

Compare the above images with the classic VMS castle:

   

The castle is also known for its medieval herbal garden:

   

Finally, some frescoes inside the castle look interesting. It also contained a zodiac room, whcih is unfortuantely today a little bit destroyed.

   

What do you guys think?
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The Rocca Borromeo di Angera castle - by JustAnotherTheory - 29-03-2026, 09:02 AM

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