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Duomo, Milan, Italy

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 seat of the Archbishop of Milan. The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete: construction began in 1386, and the final details were completed in 1965. It is the largest church in the Italian Republic—the larger St. Peter’s Basilica is in the State of Vatican City, a sovereign state—and one of the largest in the world.  

Duomo is a generic term in Italian meaning “Cathedral”, which technically refers to a church which is the official seat of an archbishop. It is derived from domus, a Latin term for “home” or “house”, referring to the role of the church as the home of God.

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