Milan Cathedral
Duomo di Milano, Milano
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.
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 Republicthe larger St. Peter's Basilica is in the State of Vatican City, a sovereign stateand one of largest in the world.
Photo: Jiuguang Wang (CC BY-SA 3.0); Anthony van Dyck (Public domain); Pe-Jo (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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 Republicthe larger St. Peter's Basilica is in the State of Vatican City, a sovereign stateand one of largest in the world.
Photo: Jiuguang Wang (CC BY-SA 3.0); Anthony van Dyck (Public domain); Pe-Jo (CC BY-SA 4.0)