Who'd a thunk it?

Last Night in Milan (and all photos)

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July 19th 2012
Back in Milan from our day trip to Cinque Terra, we walk down to the Duomo and to grab some dinner. A little information about the Duomo....the Duomo of Milan is the current seat of Milan's Arch Bishop. It took nearly 6 centuries to build and is the largest cathedral in Italy and the 4th largest in the world. And it is BIG!! The original old baptistry, built in 335, is still in existence un ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

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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