#Milan Cathedral

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Milan Cathedral, Italy

Photography by: ©️Sami Sert

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Milan Cathedral, Milan, Italy: Milan Cathedral, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary, is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to the Nativity of St. Mary, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini. Wikipedia

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The Milan Cathedral is located in Milan, Italy. Construction of the Catholic church began in 1386 by Archbishop Antonio da Saluzzo and Lord of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, but it didn’t end until 1965. The cathedral was built upon an earlier basilica. Due to the centuries of construction and reconstruction, the cathedral plans took form with major decisions to expand or tweak things made by a team of workers. Even Leonardo da Vinci tried to accomplish the hard task of designing the tiburium (the lantern tower). It has stood guard over Milan for more than 600 years. In 1389, the chief architect Nicolas de Bonaventure wanted the cathedral to be done in the Gothic style; this included the pink marble covering the cathedral exterior, including white spires and pinnacles, 135 gargoyles, and towers holding statues. The cathedral was consecrated by Pope Martine V in 1418, but only the nave was finished. The Duomo remained unfinished for centuries due to a lack of funding. Work on the church’s façade design began at the end of the 16thcentury, but the plan wasn’t completed until the end of the 18th century. Giuseppe Perego sculpted the copper Madonna statue located at the temple’s highest point in 1774, which serves as a symbol of Milan. New work began on the façade in the early 19th century, with most of the spires added to the roof and many stained-glass windows finished. In the 20th century, conservation work was completed, but various phases of restoration continue today. The cathedral has 135 spires, 250 stairs, and 3,400 statues. Inside there are five naves, a transept, forty pillars, an apse, and a choir. The building has the capacity for more than 40,000 people. The cathedral portrays stories of the Bible depicted on stained-glass windows, along with beautiful mosaics and paintings. There’s also a marble staircase, carved floor-to-ceiling statues, a 9th century crypt, beautiful terraces, and the Cathedral Treasure, which houses paleo-Christian and Romanesque objects. The Milan Cathedral is one of the largest Christian churches in the world and the biggest gothic cathedral ever built. It stands 45 meters high and is 157 meters in length.

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Milan Cathedral roof statues, from photos on Wikimedia Commons

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MILAN

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Enjoy towering Christmas trees and delicious chestnut cake in Milan,Italy

Construction on Milan's Cathedral began all the way back in 1386 and it has stood the test of time through many winter seasons (Photo: Getty Images)

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Standing guard. November looks good on Milan.

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Milan Cathedral  - Milan, Italy.

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Italy 🩶

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This is one of the most haunting sculptures ever produced. 🩶

It's a depiction of Saint Bartholomew, one of Christ's twelve apostles, who brought Christianity to India and Armenia in the 1st century.

Like many Christian martyrs, he suffered an excruciating demise — a common account tells that he was skinned alive and then beheaded, in punishment for converting the king of Armenia to the faith.

This terrifying piece is by Renaissance artist Marco d’Agrate (c. 1504 – c. 1574).

It's a rare example of an écorché (a figure showing the muscles of the body without skin) in sculpture, produced in exquisite detail from a block of marble in 1562.

The "cloak" you see draped over the apostle's shoulder is not clothing but his own skin.

Bartholomew wears it proudly, clutching the knife that flayed him. Despite his torment, he stands defiant and stern in expression — quite literally wearing his own suffering.

According to legend, Bartholomew continued preaching to a rapt audience after his executors had flayed him.

The contrapposto stance and determined glare make an interesting parallel to Michelangelo's "David."

But d’Agrate went one further — the subject here is (literally) stripped bare with remarkable anatomical precision, the result of d’Agrate's careful study of the human body.

Every vein, muscle and tendon are represented in minute detail.

The unique sculpture has lived at Milan Cathedral for nearly five centuries, reminding visitors of the power of enduring faith in the face of religious persecution.

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Milan Cathedral is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

Dedicated to the Nativity of St. Mary (Santa Maria Nascente), it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini.

The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete: construction began in 1386, and the final details were completed in 1965.

It is the largest church in the Italian Republic — the larger St. Peter's Basilica is in the State of Vatican City, a sovereign state and the third largest in the world.

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Detail of the doors to the Duomo di Milano

Milan, Italy

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Milan - city of fashion, music and art, even in the rain.

In December 2019, I spent a week in Milan. It was raining, no surprise there for this part of Italy during December. It was wet but achingly beautiful. As a fashion-shopping mecca internationally, not even the rain could dampen its elegance and style – especially as the rain appeared to be here just to highlight the city’s beautiful Christmas illuminations. Galleria Vittorio Emmanuelle II (built…

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Lily Maymac 🌸🍒💋🌸 Milan Cathedral

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Today, activists held the Palestinian flag atop Milan's Duomo Cathedral, for the first time in history.

-- Paolo Mossetti, 5 Jun 2024

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Duomo di Milano