Duomo di Milano - Part 2 (Milan

Continuing with the marvel of Milan Duomo from the last post. The entire church was filled with so so many sculptures. Esp the exterior is unbelievable. In total, there are more than 4000 sculptures incl the spires, outer walls, interior pillars etc!

The church is massive with several stained glass windows! There between the 2 doors, close to the entrance, is a tiny door that leads to the underground Archaeological Area! With a controlled temperature and humidity, it was altogether a very different place. It was a bit eerie inside to some extent.

Traces of the original cathedral of 4th C CE can be found here. After it, there was one more cathedral built here in 8th C. The central octagonal altar is pretty clear and just at one portion even have the ancient frescoes are intact!!! Some of the cement tiles are also still intact. In the centre of this octagonal altar was an octagonal pool from which waterways had been created to reach various parts of the Cathedral and places around it.

This had also served as a burial site and several remains have been unearthed here. These are in various museums. The inhouse museum has the precious stones that were used for the making of mosaic works in the church. Some intact mosaic works are also in display.

By evening the entire place gets a complete makeover. Several people thronged the square in front of the church and it is also filled with a few hundred of pigeons, several street side musicians add sound of music to the air and that very moment at that very place is the best way to experience Milan.

Finally from there I headed to Santa Maria della Grazie by about 7:30PM. From there I headed to the much hyped about Fashion District and was very very much disappointed. With all the hype, I had too much of expectation, but it wasn’t even half the grandeur of London’s Oxford Street or Regent Street!!! If you’ve been to Regent Street, you might as well, skip Quadrilatero della Moda!

Tips & To Get There:

Refer the earlier post

P.S: I was invited by Duomo di Milano to experience the Cathedral for review purpose, however the opinions are my own and this post does not to advertise the product/service.

Duomo di Milano - Part 2 (Milan - Italy)

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