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15thc perception on swallowtail merlons?
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05-06-2026, 11:39 AM
Here’s something else that might be interesting. The standard battlements faced south (toward Italy). However, after 1330, Visconti needed battlements facing north (toward Switzerland). That’s why the wall has both types of battlements in some places.
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