Piazza del Duomo is the main piazza of Milan, Italy. It is named after, and dominated by, Milan Cathedral. The piazza marks the center of the city, both in a geographic sense and because of its importance from an artistic, cultural, and social point of view. Rectangular in shape, with an overall area of 17,000 m2, the piazza includes some of the most important buildings of Milan, as well some of the most prestigious commercial activities, and it is by far the foremost tourist attraction of the city.
The piazza, looking roughly north-east to the Duomo (on the right), and the arch that marks the entrance to Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II (on the left)
Giuseppe Mengoni's plan. The plan is largely reflected in today's Piazza del Duomo, with the most notable exception being the absence of the southern triumph arch, symmetric to that leading into Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
A grand building on Piazza del Duomo at the rear of the cathedral
Piazza del Duomo in 1909, before the Arengario was built
Milan Cathedral, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary, is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to the Nativity of St. Mary, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini.
Milan Cathedral from the Square
Duomo Di Milano, Front Facade, Milan, Italy
Plate celebrating the laying of the first stone in 1386
Saint Ambrose barring Theodosius from Milan Cathedral by Anthony van Dyck
