Page 50 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Milan & The Lakes

48  MILAN AREA B Y AREA

1 Duomo

The construction of the Duomo began in La Madonnina
1386, with the city’s bishop, Antonio da The 4.16-m (14-ft)
gilded statue
Saluzzo, as its patron. Duke Gian Galeazzo of the Madonna
Visconti invited Lombard, German and was sculpted by
French architects to supervise the works Giuseppe Bini
and insisted they use Candoglia marble, in 1774.
which was transported along the Navigli
canals. The official seal AUF (ad usum
fabricae), stamped on the slabs, exempted
them from customs duty. The cathedral
was consecrated in 1418, yet remained
unfinished until the 19th century, when
Napoleon, who was crowned King of Italy
here, had the façade completed.

. Stained-glass
Windows
Most of the windows
depict scenes from
the Bible, and
date from the 19th
century. The oldest
one – the fifth in
the right-hand
aisle – dates back
to 1470–75 and
depicts the life
of Christ, while
the newest one
(the seventh)
dates from 1988.

The Building of Milan Cathedral
1656
1386 The 1567 Pellegrino Carlo Buzzi 1774 The 1838–65 The
first stone of Tibaldi (“il Pellegrini”) continues Madonnina is Bertinis make the
the Duomo redesigns the façade in placed on the apse windows
is laid presbytery Gothic style tallest spire
1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900
1418 Pope Martin 1500 1813 Façade completed
V consecrates Central spire with Gothic spires
the high altar inaugurated 1617 Francesco Maria
Richini begins work on 1981–4 Presbytery
Martin V the façade piers restored

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