Milan Cathedral
Milan Cathedral—Duomo di Milano—was built on the idea that the city’s most central religious spot should have the most lasting presence. Construction began in 1386, under Archbishop Antonio da Saluzzo, and the project drew on Italian Gothic architecture and the design leadership associated with Simone da Orsenigo. The cathedral was dedicated to the Nativity of Saint Mary—Santa Maria Nascente—and it took nearly six centuries to finish, with final details completed in 1965. Beyond its scale, it matters politically and institutionally: the Duomo is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini, so it remains the city’s religious headquarters, not just a historic monument. It also claims a superlative with specific geographic limits: it is the largest church in the Italian Republic. …
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