#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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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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Detail of the doors to the Duomo di Milano

Milan, Italy

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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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Interior of the Duomo, Milan

David Roberts; 1857

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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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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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Rooftop Milan and snake in the lake

We spent the last day of our stay in Milan visiting the magnificent Cathedral (Duomo). The building is huge and so impressive inside with its massive marble columns and stained glass windows.

Alex decided he had to go onto the roof to get a bird’s eye view of the city. Have fun with that! No way was I going to go up there onto a sloping roof and terrace hundreds of feet off the ground. Just tell me all about it and show me the photos!

We also visited the Cathedral Museum where pieces go to be restored and are kept there for visitors to see while being replaced on the church by replicas. This protects historic statues, tapestries and some of the architects’ ancient models used to create the pieces, for future generations.

We travelled back from the city in a thunderstorm and torrential rain and on the bus journey remembered we had left Big Boy’s roof open! So we spent the next few days drying out soggy rugs and carpets. Another lesson learned!

Our next stop on our trip was the west coast of beautiful Lake Garda - Italy’s largest lake which takes its green colour from its minerals. We had a brilliant lake view pitch at this site and could see across to the mountains beyond.

Alex decided the lake was too good not to take a dip. But tempting as it was to join him, the sight of a water snake swimming just feet from the shore soon changed my mind. Apparently, there are many snakes that swim in the lake, some up to 20 feet long. Yeh I’m not getting in there!

So after four days relaxing by the water and a trip to Moniga del Garda with the ruins of its castle walls dating back to the 10th Century and impressive views of the lake, we left heading for Venice.

Just as we arrived at the next stop on our adventure, the MSC Sinfonia cruise ship escorted by tug boats, passed within inches of our campsite. It was an impressive sight. The ship has a permanent mooring in Venice and it’s 2,000 mainly Italian passengers were returning home or transferring to alternative transport for the next stage of their journeys.

Tomorrow we will take the 20 minute ferry ride to Venice and spend the next three days exploring the city.