Milan

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This monument to the first king of Italy was the first building in Milan to have electricity. In the central mosaic there is a depiction of the bull from Turin Coat of Arms. The tradition tells that if a person put its right heel on the bull's genitals and turn on himself three times, this will bring good luck. This practice causes damage to the mosaic: a hole developed on the place of the bull's genitals.

Pope Benedict exits the Duomo di Milano on Saturday, June 2, 2012

The Milan Cathedral, or Duomo di Milano, is the 4th largest cathedral in the world. Construction began in 1386 and took nearly six centuries, with the last gate completed only in January 1965. Napoleon crowned himself King of Italy here in 1805.

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The Milan Cathedral, or Duomo di Milano, is the 4th largest cathedral in the world. Construction began in 1386 and took nearly six centuries, with the last gate completed only in January 1965. Napoleon crowned himself King of Italy here in 1805.

The Milan Cathedral, or Duomo di Milano, is the 4th largest cathedral in the world. Construction began in 1386 and took nearly six centuries, with the last gate completed only in January 1965. Napoleon crowned himself King of Italy here in 1805.

By Italian sculptor Marco d'Agrate (c. 1504 -c. 1574), this pathologically-correct statue of the Apostle (1582) stands in the transept of the Duomo di Milano. Christian tradition has three stories about Bartholomew's death: one speaks of his being kidnapped, beaten unconscious, and cast into the sea to drown. Another account states that he was crucified upside down, and another says that he was skinned alive and beheaded. The account of Bartholomew being skinned alive is the most represented in works of art, and consequently Bartholomew is often shown with a large knife, holding his own skin.