Milan, Italy's dynamic and cosmopolitan second-largest city is a global hub for fashion, design and finance. Beyond its modern skyline, it boasts rich history visible in landmarks like the breathtaking Duomo di Milano, one of the world's largest Gothic cathedrals. It is crafted from pink-hued white Candoglia marble. It has over 3,400 statues, 135 delicate spires and the gilded Madonnina statue atop the tallest spire, standing as the city's highest point.
Duomo di Milano, with its colorful stained-glass windows.
Duomo di Milano doors
John and Virginia touring the Duomo di Milano
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, often called "Milan's Liviing Room" is Italy's oldest active shopping arcade connecting the Piazza del Duomo and Piazza della Scala.
Milano Centrale is a monumental train station opened in 1931, renowned for its imposing Art Deco and Liberty architecture.
The apple sculpture "La Mela Reintegrata (The Apple Made Whole Again) by artist Michaelangelo Pistoletto, represents the union of the artificial and natural worlds, suggesting a new planetary balance.The bite out of the apple symbolizes the detachment of humanity from nature and the origin of the artificial world.
John and Virginia in front of Sforza Castle.
Sforza Castle, Milan
Castle detail
Sforza Castle, Milan
Sforza Castle, Milan
Sforza Castle courtyard
Milan
Trolley Busses (or Trolley Coaches)
Shuttle Bus Service to Foxtown Factory Stores
Trolly Busses
Ruins of the Royal Palace of Maximian Milan Italy
Modern Milan
The Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest) a complex of towers covered in trees and plants to enhance urban biodiversity, mitigate smog and creat a microclimate.
Canal area
Gesto Per La Liberta "Gesture for Freedom"
Il Seme Dell Altissimo, Milan "Seed of the Most High", artist Emilio Isgro
La Danza, jokingly called "The Car Crash"
Monument to Italian Carabinieri, Milan Italy