What can be more representative if not the Duomo in Milan? The church dedicated toSanta Maria Rising, built by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, is the symbol of the city. Work on the cathedral began in Milan in 1386 and promoted the birth of a beautiful monument,with beautiful stained glass windows and beautiful ornate carvings. This magnificent property is the most significant testimony of Gothic architecture, which allows no roomfor doubt: the only characters that combine Nordic and Lombard elements. The beautyof the cathedral spire was completed by where stands the famous Madonna statue in gilded copper, 4 meters high. If you visit the church on a beautiful sunny day, you can enjoy a wonderful view from the terraces over the city and the Alps Inside you should notmiss the entrance to the sanctuary, put forward in the second half of the 500. At the height of the apse vault is situated the relic of the Holy Nail of the Cross. Just to give a little ’of numbers you know that: there are 3,500 statues in the cathedral, including the 96giants of the gargoyles, and that the structure is 157 meters long, 92 meters wide and that the spire is 108 high, 50 meters.When: 7:00 to 19:00