“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe.”
Proverbs 18:10
The Milan Cathedral, or Duomo, is one of the five largest cathedrals in the world, taking over 600 years to build. A church has stood on this location since the 5th century. The Cathedral is a wonder of Gothic architecture as it’s spires seem to reach up to Heaven. There are 135 spires and 3200 statues.
Mark Twain’s observation of the Milan Cathedral from Innocents Abroad:
“What a wonder it is! So grand, so solemn, so vast! And yet so delicate, so airy, so graceful! A very world of solid weight, and yet it seems …a delusion of frostwork that might vanish with a breath!…”
(photograph: Milan Cathedral, Julie Cook)
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It is worth going to Milan just to see this.
Oh Debra, you are so right! It is breathtaking to behold–I was stunned as I entered the piazza and first saw the Cathedral– the view from the roof is not one to be forgotten!! Thank you for your comment. Ciao 🙂
I’m trying to remember and am drawing a blank. What famous artwork is inside???
Such beauty created in the name of religion. Such horrors visited upon the world in the same vein. Reason to hope and to celebrate the delusion of frostwork, the take-your-breath-away sights, the grandeur that presents itself in one way or another to us each day. Thanks for sharing.
Images such as this hopefully offer a different perspective than the traditional thought—again-Thank you and I’m happy you like what I could offer–
blessings—Julie