DUOMO DI MILANO

I have finally managed to sort out all the pictures I took on the one day we were in Milan as part of our trip to Italy to watch Juventus play against Roma. I had been to Milan before but many years ago so I enjoyed going around the same places I visited on the previous occasion. In the coming days I will show a few of the many photos I took there. The weather was dull and cold but no rain so I miss the colours of a beautiful sunny day.
In this collage I have tried to show the façade of this amazing cathedral (duomo is Italian for cathedral) and some of the amazing sculptures that adorn it.
The Duomo di Milano (Milan Cathedral) is dedicated to St Mary of the Nativity (Santa Maria Nascente) and is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan. This Gothic cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the largest church in Italy after St Peter’s Basilica which is in the independent state of Vatican City. It is also the fifth largest in the world.

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Thank you very much for looking and for the comments and fav's on yesterday's picture.

[Joyce]

You have captured this so well Dione. The detail is marvellous. Fav

[Maggiemae]

So much history caught in these architectural details! So many stories we haven't learnt yet!

[Beryl Lloyd]

So much detail of this gorgeous architectural building A great collage Dione

[alia_801]

Beautiful set of pics - I love the gargoyle details.

[sally agnew]

The gargoyles are terrific, amazing architecture :)

[Kitty Hawke]

Lovely gargoyles........lovely building

[Suse♡]

Those details are wonderful and b/w brings them out so well.

[Taffy]

The gargoyles are so interesting with the context image of that amazing architecture. What a cathedral!

[Fisher Family]

A lovely collage of a beautiful cathedral. So much work involved over the years in creating the detailed carvings on the building.

Ian

[gloria jones]

Wonderful collage shots that show architectural and sculptural details

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely collage of architecture and textures, nice b&w processing.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

What an incredible structure. Your collage shares some very interesting features of the cathedral. I would image there are hundreds if not thousand more photo opportunities here.

[carol white]

Beautiful architecture and statues

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful collage

[Cathie]

Great collage, Dione.

[Michelle Renee]

Awesome collage!

[Catherine P]

Really interesting collage with gorgeous architecture

[Richard Hickey]

Wonderful collage.

[Pyrrhula]

A great collage of beautiful shots to show the beauty of th church and statue`s. .

[Juan B.]

Italy is full of great pieces if art. italians must be proud of that. Great set of pictures

[Daisy Miller]

Great collage of your lovely BW images.

[Tony]

Great collage of those beautifully carved figures. The church is totally impressive. Fav

[Chris K]

a magnificent building. I expect you could take dozens of photos from every angle

[Sylvia du Toit]

Beautiful. Been there.

[Harbie]

Beautiful architecture!

[Terry]

Amazing art work in this

[william wooderson]

It certainly has some curious features!

[Diane]

Great collection of photos. I like how you've shown both the complete cathedral and the architectural details.

[*lynn]

beyond impressive!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I think your collage presents some of the best features of a high Gothic cathedral. Excellent!