Da Vinci's Unfulfilled Dream
In his last years, Leonardo Da Vinci started to work on the plans for an extravagant royal palace in Romorantin, a village that was meant to be the new capital of France. Preliminary work began, but the building was never finished. Based on Leonardo's drawings and with the help of specialists and CGI, we can see what should have been the ideal city as imagined by the great Italian genius.
In his last years, Leonardo Da Vinci started to work on the plans for an extravagant royal palace in Romorantin, a village that was meant to be the new capital of France. Preliminary work began, but the building was never finished. Based on Leonardo's drawings and with the help of specialists and CGI, we can see what should have been the ideal city as imagined by the great Italian genius.
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