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Introduction
The Milan Cathedral (in Italian, Duomo di Milano) is a Gothic cathedral located in the city of the same name. It is the episcopal seat of the archdiocese of Milan. It is one of the largest Catholic churches in the world, it is 157 meters long and can hold up to 40,000 people inside. The choir windows are reputed to be the largest known.
History
Contenido
La Basílica de San Ambrosio fue construida en este sitio a comienzos del siglo , siéndole agregada en 836 otra basílica próxima. Cuando un incendio en 1075 dañó ambos edificios, éstos fueron reemplazados por el Duomo. El plano de la ciudad de Milán, con sus calles que salen en forma de radio del Duomo o circundándolo, revela que este ya constituía en la Antigüedad el centro de la ciudad, denominada Mediolanum por los romanos.
La construcción fue iniciada en 1386 y terminada a principios del siglo , con algunos detalles concluidos en 1965.
The beginning of construction
In 1386 Archbishop Antonio da Saluzzo began the new project in radiant Gothic style; There are many unusual aspects in the building in Italy, which belong to the Gothic architectural tradition of France, such as the double side naves. The beginning of construction, which coincided with the accession to power in Milan of Gian Galeazzo Visconti (r. 1385-1402), the bishop's cousin, was understood as a way to reward the nobility and working classes who had been harshly repressed by his tyrannical predecessor Barnabas Visconti (r. 1378-1385, alone).[3] The construction of the cathedral was also dictated by very specific political choices: With the new construction site, the population of Milan intended to emphasize the centrality of Milan in the eyes of Gian Galeazzo, a prominence questioned by the new lord's choice to reside and maintain his court, like his father Galeazzo II (r. 1349-1378), in Pavia and not in Milan.[4].
Before construction work began, the palaces of the archbishop, the ordinari) and the Baptistery of Saint Stephen were demolished, while the old church of Santa Maria Maggiore was used as a stone quarry.