Mark Twain said the following of the Duomo in Milan in his work, Innocents Abroad:
What a wonder it is! So grand, so solemn, so vast! And yet so delicate, so airy, so graceful! A very world of solid weight, and yet it seems ...a delusion of frostwork that might vanish with a breath!...The central one of its five great doors is bordered with a bas-relief of birds and fruits and beasts and insects, which have been so ingeniously carved out of the marble that they seem like living creatures-- and the figures are so numerous and the design so complex, that one might study it a week without exhausting its interest...everywhere that a niche or a perch can be found about the enormous building, from summit to base, there is a marble statue, and every statue is a study in itself...Away above, on the lofty roof, rank on rank of carved and fretted spires spring high in the air, and through their rich tracery one sees the sky beyond. ...(Up on) the roof...springing from its broad marble flagstones, were the long files of spires, looking very tall close at hand, but diminishing in the distance...We could see, now, that the statue on the top of each was the size of a large man, though they all looked like dolls from the street... They say that the Cathedral of Milan is second only to St. Peter's at Rome. I cannot understand how it can be second to anything made by human hands.
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Lord Emsworth 54 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Noble Architecture (Fav 1, Comment on 1), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
MBIRCHAK 54 months ago | reply
Incredible!!
murtphillips 52 months ago | reply
Great angle and perspective. I love this photo.
What do you think of this one
www.flickr.com/photos/martinphillips/3369281073/
Avagliano A. 51 months ago | reply
forte! :-)
artland 47 months ago | reply
wonderfulllllllllllllllll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Louise Lindsay 47 months ago | reply
wow- dramatic-- eerie
congrats on Explore
JEM .. VERY SLOW AND TRYING TO CATCH UP!! 46 months ago | reply
stunning! Beautiful image!
~Lila~ [deleted] 45 months ago | reply
Beautiful work!
Ekz . 43 months ago | reply
Excelente Foto! esta foto esta nominada favor de adherirla
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الأميـــــر المجهـول [deleted] 41 months ago | reply
perfect one
artland 41 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called artland, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
raffaele rossiello 41 months ago | reply
Grande Milano, grande scatto, Great PP.
emma1emma2 39 months ago | reply
This photo is incredible, and makes me wish i still lived in MIlan!
Ambrosiana Pictures Gold 38 months ago | reply
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From Milan Italy
ITA - Bello Scatto, Complimenti !
ENG - Very Nice Shot !
FRA - La Photo est très belle !
GER - Das Foto ist Sehr Schön !
ESP - La Foto es Muy Bonita !
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M1254 37 months ago | reply
What a great photo. It showed up on my home page today.
This morning I was watching a tv show in the u.s. called
Smart Travels with Rudy Maxa. He was in Milan and Lake Como region and part of the show was this beautiful cathedral.
I remember thinking this morning, "I need to go on Flickr and see
if I can find some photos of this beautiful creature." And here it is.
Thank you. I'm going now to see if I can find some more.
DolyCrap's [deleted] 32 months ago | reply
waou blufant très joli retouche!
Gregory Heath 32 months ago | reply
Foreboding ! Don't know why but this reminds me of the castle in the Harry Potter movie.
J o y [ deleted ] [deleted] 32 months ago | reply
wonderful!
P.R.F 28 months ago | reply
Excellente Shot!!!
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