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Duomo di Milano, front façade, Milan, Italy Plate celebrating the laying of the first stone in 1386. Milan Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Milano [ˈdwɔːmo di miˈlaːno]; Lombard: Domm de Milan [ˈdɔm de miˈlãː]), or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary (Italian: Basilica cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Nascente), is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy ...
Piazza del Duomo ("Cathedral Square") is the main piazza (city square) of Milan, Italy. It is named after, and dominated by, Milan Cathedral (the Duomo ). The piazza marks the center of the city, both in a geographic sense and because of its importance from an artistic, cultural, and social point of view.
Milan Cathedral, the largest church in the Italian Republic and third largest in the world, [1] is the city's most popular tourist destination [2]. The Italian city of Milan is one of the international tourism destinations, appearing among the forty most visited cities in the world, ranking second in Italy after Rome, fifth in Europe and sixteenth in the world.
CITY GUIDES: There’s more to this city than its reputation as a financial and fashion hub, says Alicia Miller – Milan is a city of staggering architecture, restaurants and bars to suit all tastes
Map of the Austrian Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, which had Milan as its capital, and its major cities Popular print depicting the "Five Days of Milan" (18–22 March 1848) uprising against Austrian rule Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont-Sardinia and Napoleon III of France entered Milan during the Second Italian War of Independence (1859 ...
Cathedral of Milan: Carlo Borromeo celebrating the Holy Nail, painting by Gian Battista della Rovere (Fiammenghino). The Rite of the Nivola (in Italian Rito della Nivola) is a Catholic liturgical rite (part of the Ambrosian Rite) [1] as well as a historical reenactment that is celebrated yearly in the Duomo (Cathedral) of Milan, Italy; the tradition dates back to the 16th century and was ...
The Madonnina (Italian: [madonˈniːna], Milanese: [maduˈniːna] ⓘ) is a statue of the Virgin Mary atop Milan Cathedral in Italy.. The Madonnina spire or guglia del tiburio ("lantern spire"), one of the main features of the cathedral, was erected in 1762 at the height of 108.5 m (356 ft), as designed by Francesco Croce.
Milan is traditionally referred to as the moral capital of Italy, especially due to the city's perceived work ethic. [5] Milan today is an international city, with numerous museums and cultural icons. Such include the Duomo di Milano (Milan Cathedral), the Castello Sforzesco, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and the Teatro alla Scala, to name ...