Lord Cangrande II della Scala had Castelvecchio built in Verona, along with a fortified bridge over the Adige River. Construction ran from 1354 to 1376. The article notes that the work outlasted Cangrande's death in 1359 and does not say who continued it. It names no architect.
The article calls it one of the most prominent examples of Gothic architecture of its age. The castle is red brick, with a square compound, seven towers, a raised keep with four main buildings, and M-shaped merlons along the castle and bridge walls. A dry ditch surrounds it.
French troops damaged the castle in 1796 and 1797. The retreating German army destroyed the bridge in 1945, and it was rebuilt in 1949. It now houses the Castelvecchio Museum.
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