Duomo di Milano, built 1386-1809 |
Milan Cathedral, the 2nd largest church in Italy |
Napoleonic facade, Duomo di Milano |
Milan Cathedral, Mailänder Dom |
Duomo, Milano |
The Italian Duomo (Cathedral) comes from Latin Domus, House (of God) |
Cathedral of Santa Maria Nascente, Milan (Duomo) |
Milan Cathedral spires |
Gilded bronze "Madunina" (Madonnina, 1774) |
St. Bartholomew the Apostle by Marco d'Agrate, 1562 |
Milan Cathedral interior |
Milan Cathedral - light from the stained glass on a pillar |
Colorful light, Milan Cathedral interior |
Milan Cathedral, inlaid marble floor |
Candles, Milan Cathedral |
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One of the five aisles of Milan Cathedral |
Main altar by Pellegrino Tibaldi, Milan Cathedral |
Transcept in front of the Main Altar, Milan Cathedral |
The Deposition of Christ, bas-relief, Milan Cathedral |
Cathedral of Santa Maria Nascente, Duomo di Milano |
Stained glass, Milan Cathedral |
Stained glass, Milan Cathedral |
Stained glass over the main door, Milan Cathedral |
Stained glass, Milan Cathedral |
Milan Cathedral stained glass - Cardinal A.C. Ferrari |
Stained glass, Milan Cathedral |
Stained glass, Milan Cathedral |
Stained glass, Milan Cathedral |
Assumption of Mary stained glass, Milan Cathedral |
15th-16th Century stained glass, Milan |
Stained glass windows, Milan Cathedral |
Pius IIII Pont Max - Pope Pius IV (1499–1565), Giovanni Angelo Medici |
Stained glass windows, Duomo di Milano |
Restoration work on the facade of Milan Cathedral, Feb 2007 |
Piazza del Duomo, Milano |
S. Stefano Re d'Ungheri - St. Stephen King of Hungary |
San Celso - St. Celsus the Martyr, Milan Cathedral sculpture |
S. Sinforiano, Milan Cathedral sculpture |
San Giobbe, Milan Cathedral sculpture |
Sant' Andrea - St. Andrew (?) Milan Cathedral ? |
Sant' Elmo - St. Erasmus (?), Milan Cathedral |
St. Jerome (?) - Milan Cathedral |
Unfortunately, most of the sculpture inscriptions have vanished |
Milan Cathedral - martyr series |
There are around 1800 statues of saints on the cathedral |
(There are more than 10,000 Roman Catholic saints) |
Martyr burning at the stake, Milan Cathedral |
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Milan Cathedral sculpture - martyrs series |
Milan Cathedral sculpture - martyrs series |
Milan Cathedral sculpture - martyrs series |
One of the rare saints not facing a grisly death |
Dragon, Milan Cathedral |
Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1989 |
Milan Cathedral, 1989 |
Up on the roof of Milan Cathedral, 1989 |
Bronze door detail, Milan Cathedral |
Museo del Duomo, Cathedral Museum, Milan |
Museo del Duomo, Cathedral Museum, Milan |