Milan Cathedral

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Cathedral Gothic church Landmark Roman Catholic church building Tourist attraction

Milan Cathedral is a monumental Gothic cathedral in central Milan, renowned for its intricate spires, marble façade, and status as one of the largest churches in the world.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cathedral → Gothic church → Landmark → Roman Catholic church building → Tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs	Milan Cathedral → surface form: "Duomo di Milano"
architecturalStyle	Flamboyant Gothic → Gothic architecture → Neo-Gothic elements → French Rayonnant Gothic → surface form: "Rayonnant Gothic"
consecrationYear	1418 →
constructionEnd	1965 →
constructionStart	1386 →
country	Italy →
dedicatedTo	Birth of the Virgin Mary → surface form: "Nativity of Saint Mary"
denomination	Latin Church worldwide → surface form: "Latin Church"
diocese	Archdiocese of Milan →
hasFeature	Madonnina spire → apse → central nave → choir → crypt → flying buttresses → gargoyles → golden statue of the Virgin Mary → marble façade → organ → pinnacles → rooftop terraces → sacristy → spires → stained glass windows → statues → transept →
hasRooftopAccess	yes →
height	about 108 meters →
heritageDesignation	Italian national monument →
length	about 158 meters →
locatedIn	Lombardy → Milan → Piazza del Duomo →
materialUsed	Brick → Candoglia marble →
notableWork	Madonnina statue →
numberOfNaves	5 →
numberOfSpires	over 130 →
numberOfStatues	over 3000 →
owner	Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano →
ranking	largest church in Italy (excluding St. Peter’s Basilica) → one of the largest churches in the world →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
status	Milan Cathedral → surface form: "Cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Milan"
stylePeriod	19th-century restorations → Late Middle Ages → Renaissance modifications →
visitorAttraction	major tourist destination in Milan →
width	about 92 meters →

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Milan Cathedral → alsoKnownAs → Milan Cathedral →

this entity surface form: "Duomo di Milano"

Archbishop of Milan → cathedral → Milan Cathedral →

Ambrosian chant → centerOfTradition → Milan Cathedral →

Iron Crown of Lombardy → coronationPlace → Milan Cathedral →

Milan → landmark → Milan Cathedral →

Duchy of Milan → notableBuilding → Milan Cathedral →

Saint Charles Borromeo → placeOfBurial → Milan Cathedral →

subject surface form: "Charles Borromeo"

Ambrosian Rite → preservedBy → Milan Cathedral →

this entity surface form: "Metropolitan Chapter of Milan Cathedral"

Ambrosian Rite → principalSee → Milan Cathedral →

Milan Cathedral → status → Milan Cathedral →

this entity surface form: "Cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Milan"