The Cathedral

The Cathedral was built over the course of 200 years. The noted part of this Cathedral are the statues on the front. The statues placed on the facade start out less holy on the bottom, and more holy as you get to the top. The unique part of this church is the statues on the bottom left and right are pagans. Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger, his nephew. Pliny the Elder wrote and described the destruction of Pompeii which he witnessed from a boat and died from going in to help people according to his nephew.

Italy Day 11 - A visit to Como

October 15th 2014
Today we are going to Como. We passed through Como on the way into Switzerland going to Lugano, but today we were going to return because the city is small, lots of shops and beautiful views. It seems as this entire trip, as someone commented, is eating our way across Europe. The other thing I might point out i s, while that might be the way I write, the other side of that coin is I feel like I ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Como

Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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