Milan Cathedral is situated in the middle of Milan, Italy in the Piazzo del Duomo. Milan Cathedral is the largest Gothic cathedral and the second largest Catholic cathedral in the world. The exterior and interior appearances are aw-inspiring, commanding respect in our modern day time period and long ago during the time periods in which the Milan Cathedral was constructed. The Milan Cathedral has outer height of 215 ft and a maximum width of 302 ft allowing for a capacity of 40,000.

The Milan Cathedral took a great deal of time to construct and underwent many changes throughout time. In 1386 archbishop Antonio da Saluzzo began construction, he employed chief engineer, Nicolas de Bonaventure, he bestowed the church with the strong Gothic imprint. In 1500-1510 the interior was further completed adding four series of fifteen statues each. The statues are of saints, prophets, sibyls and other biblical characters. Construction was completed by the 20th century.

The Milan Cathedral is thought by Italians to be the only cathedral to be equivalent to Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome,It is the largest Gothic cathedral and the second largest Catholic cathedral in the world.