Milan Cathedral
Milan Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Milano) is the cathedral church of Milan found in Lombardy, northern Italy. The cathedral where locate in Milan was built according to Italian style. Its construction was started in 1386 and was completed in 1965. The construction took 579 years. Capacity of the cathedral is 60000 people. It is one of the largest cathedral in the world and the largest in Italy. [4]
| Milan Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary | |
Basilica cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Nascente (Italian) | |
 Milan Cathedral from the Square | |
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| Location | Via Carlo Maria Martini, 1 20122 Milan |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Tradition | Ambrosian Rite |
| Website | Milan Duomo |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral, minor basilica |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Simone da Orsenigo et al.[1] |
| Style | Italian Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1386 (original building) |
| Completed | 1965 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Length | 158.6 metres (520 ft) |
| Width | 92 metres (302 ft) |
| Nave width | 16.75 metres (55.0 ft) |
| Height | 108 metres (354 ft) |
| Other dimensions | Facade facing West |
| Dome height (outer) | 65.6 metres (215 ft) |
| Number of spires | 135 |
| Spire height | 108.5 metres (356 ft) |
| Materials | Brick with Candoglia marble[2] |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Milan |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Svetlana Leone Gatto |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Claudio Burgio[3] |
| Organist(s) | Emanuele Carlo Vianelli (organista titolare) |
Milan Cathedral Media
Duomo Di Milano, Front Facade, Milan, Italy
Plate celebrating the laying of the first stone in 1386
Giovanni Antonio Amadeo on "Amadeo's Little Spire"
Plan of the Cathedral in the 16th century
The cathedral as it appeared in 1745
Design for the crowning of Ferdinand I of Austria at the Duomo in 1838, by Alessandro Sanquirico
Looking west along the roof of the Duomo, Milan
Interior view of the Duomo di Milano
Statue on the roof of the Duomo cathedral in Milan, Italy
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Other websites
Reference
- ↑ "Architects of the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo". duomomilano.it. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ↑ "Art and History of the Duomo: Architecture". duomomilano.it. Archived from the original on 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ↑ "Capella Musicale" (in italiano). duomomilano.it. Archived from the original on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ↑ "Milan Cathedral". July 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
