6 Amazing Facts about Milan Duomo — walksofitaly.com

Milan’s Duomo is decidedly the most impressive structure in Milan. Standing proud in Piazza del Duomo, this behemoth cathedral has seen more than 600 years pass by and has the history to prove it! Learn all that’s behind that elaborate façade with these 6 amazing facts about the Cathedral of Milan: The beautiful Milan Duomo commands your attention in Piazza del Duomo. Photo by schizoform (flickr) Outdone by St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida in Brazil, Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York and Seville’s Cathedral, Milan Cathedral is still one big church! Covering a surface of 109,641 square feet and an entire city block, its size is even more impressive considering it’s the oldest church on that list.

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