He Designed the Perfect Prison, Then Was Locked in One
Renaissance Europe

He Designed the Perfect Prison, Then Was Locked in One

Antonio di Pietro Averlino designed the most advanced prison in Renaissance Italy—then ended up locked inside it.

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