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Milan Cathedral

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Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Italy

Best of: Architecture, Gothic, Christianity, Cathedral

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Milan Cathedral is the cathedral church of Milan. Dedicated to St Mary of the Nativity (Santa Maria Nascente), it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Cardinal Angelo Scola. The Gothic cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the largest church in Italy (the larger St. Peter's Basilica is in the State of Vatican City) and the fifth largest in the world. [More Details]

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