Milan Cathedral Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Milan Cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary
Basilica cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Nascente (Italian)
Milan Cathedral Location in Milan
45°27′51″N 9°11′29″E / 45.46417°N 9.19139°E / 45.46417; 9.19139
Location	Via Carlo Maria Martini, 1 20122 Milan
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Ambrosian Rite
History
Status	Cathedral, minor basilica
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Simone da Orsenigo et al.
Style	Italian Gothic
Groundbreaking	1386 (original building)
Completed	1965 (1965)
Specifications
Capacity	40,000
Length	158.6 metres (520 ft)
Width	92 metres (302 ft)
Nave width	16.75 metres (55.0 ft)
Height	108 metres (354 ft)
Other dimensions	Facade facing West
Dome height (outer)	65.6 metres (215 ft)
Number of spires	135
Spire height	108.5 metres (356 ft)
Materials	Brick with Candoglia marble
Administration
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Milan

Milan Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Milano) is the cathedral church of Milan found in Lombardy, northern Italy. The cathedral where locate in Milan was built according to Italian style. Its construction was started in 1386 and was completed in 1965. The construction took 579 years. Capacity of the cathedral is 60000 people. It is one of the largest cathedral in the world and the largest in Italy.

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Plate celebrating the laying of the first stone in 1386.
Saint Ambrose barring Theodosius from Milan Cathedral by Anthony van Dyck
Giovanni Antonio Amadeo on "Amadeo's Little Spire"
Plan of the Cathedral in the 16th century
The cathedral as it appeared in 1745.
Design for the crowning of Ferdinand I of Austria at the Duomo in 1838, by Alessandro Sanquirico
Tourists on the roof
Interior view of the Duomo di Milano
Statue on the roof
Statue on the roof
The Gold Madonna at the top of the cathedral
Artwork on the door of the Cathedral.

Milan Cathedral facts for kids

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