duomo

the construction of this cathedral lasted several centuries. the central spire was finished in 1769, and the facade was finished following the order of napoleon himself. the works finished in the 19th century, but after the second world war the temple had to be reconstructed because it suffered some damages. the interior of this cathedral is so impressive as the exterior. here you’ll find some interesting monuments. one of the more interesting are the ariberto archbishop’s grave (1045), with a golden crucifix from the 11th century, the ottone and giovanni visconti monuments, the gian giacomo medici grave (1560), the san bartolomeo sculpture and marco carelli grave (1394) in the right nave.

some other interesting works in the cathedral are: the pope martin v monument (1424) by tradate , the cardinal mario caracciolo grave (1538) by bambaia, the high altar in the presbytery from the 16th century, the set of chairs from the second half of the 16th century and in the left nave the trivulzio’s candelabra. next to the cathedral there is the cathedral’s museum. a museum that comprises the long history of the duomo, with a great lombard sculpture collection from the 14th to the 20th century. the museums main works are: the early gothic nordic giant,giorgio solari’s saint george sculpture (a renaissance work), some interesting 16th century works and the big crespi’s tempera (1628), among others.