Milan, Italy - Travel Guide
Milan Duomo, Gothic Duomo Cathedral Milan, Italy Milan Duomo, Gothic Duomo Cathedral Milan, Italy Milan Duomo, Gothic Duomo Cathedral Milan, Italy Milan Duomo, Gothic Duomo Cathedral Milan, Italy Milan Duomo, Gothic Duomo Cathedral Milan, Italy Milan Duomo, Gothic Duomo Cathedral Milan, Italy The Castello Sforzesco, held successively by the Viscontis and the Sforzas, was built in 1368, demolished by the people of Milan in 1447 and rebuilt from 1450 onwards. The Torre de Filarete, on the nearside (70m/231ft high), is a reproduction (1905) of the original gate-tower. History The street plan of Milan, with streets either radiating from the Duomo or circling it, indicates that the Duomo occupied the most important site in the ancient Roman city of Mediolanum. Saint Ambrose built a new basilica on this site at the beginning of the 5th century, with an adjoining basilica added in 836. Whe...