General view
by BRAMANTE, Donato, Photo
Vigevano is a town in the province of Pavia, Lombardy. The Piazza Ducale is one of the finest piazzas in Italy. It is an elongated rectangle that is almost in the ideal proportions 1:3 advocated by the architectural theorist Filarete. It is said to have been laid out by Bramante, and was certainly built for Ludovico il Moro, starting in 1492-93 and completed in record time, unusual for early Renaissance town planning.
The photo shows the Piazza Ducale with the tower of the Castello Sforzesco (Torre del Bramante), attributed to Bramante, at left.