Milan Cathedral

Milan Cathedral, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary, is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to the Nativity of St. Mary, it is the... Wikipedia

  • Location:  Via Carlo Maria Martini, 1, 20122 Milan
  • Country:  Italy
  • Denomination:  Catholic Church
  • Tradition:  Ambrosian Rite
  • Website:  Milan Duomo
  • Status:  Cathedral, minor basilica
  • Functional status:  Active
  • Architect(s):  Simone da Orsenigo, et al.
  • Style:  Gothic, Renaissance architecture
  • Groundbreaking:  1386 (original building)
  • Completed:  1965 (1965)
  • Capacity:  40,000
  • Length:  158.6 m (520.34 ft)
  • Width:  92 m (301.84 ft)
  • Nave width:  16.75 m (54.95 ft)
  • Height:  108 m (354.33 ft)
  • Other dimensions:  Facade facing West
  • Dome height (outer):  65.6 m (215.22 ft)
  • Number of spires:  135
  • Spire height:  108.5 m (355.97 ft)
  • Materials:  Brick with Candoglia marble
  • Archdiocese:  Archdiocese of Milan
  • Archbishop:  Mario Delpini
  • Archpriest:  Gianantonio Borgonovo
  • Director of music:  Claudio Burgio
  • Organist(s):  Emanuele Carlo Vianelli, (organista titolare)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo