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  2. Milan Cathedral - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Madonnina (statue) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Brera Astronomical Observatory - Wikipedia

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    From 1 December 1786, the Austrian Empire adopted “transalpine time”. The astronomers were engaged by Count Giuseppe Di Wilczek, the plenipotentiary governor of Lombardy, to build a meridian line inside Milan Cathedral. [3] It was constructed by Giovanni Angelo Cesaris and Francesco Reggio, with Roger Joseph Boscovich acting as a consultant.

  5. List of largest church buildings - Wikipedia

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    Milan Cathedral: 11,700 [15] [16] ... 10,000 seated inside, ... One of Australia's largest churches and the third tallest after St Patrick's Cathedral and St Paul's ...

  6. History of architecture and art in Milan - Wikipedia

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    Glimpse of Milan Cathedral, the most famous example of Milanese Gothic style. The Milanese Gothic style was an urban artistic movement at the turn of the second half of the 13th century and the first half of the 15th century that was initially introduced into Milanese territory by Cistercian monks. [1]

  7. Snow Falls Over Milan Cathedral as Winter Weather Causes ...

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    At least seven inches of snow fell in the northern Italian city of Milan on Monday, December 28, causing widespread travel disruption, city officials said.This footage shows snowy conditions ...

  8. Inside the fifth-largest cathedral in the US: Quiet and light ...

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    A detail of a stained-glass window inside the Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral in Raleigh on Friday, May 24, 2024. Beneath the windows, the white walls of Holy Name of Jesus are lined with colorful ...

  9. Piazza del Duomo, Milan - Wikipedia

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    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.