Places: Duomo di Milano, Italy

The Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano) is a sight to behold. Europe and its cathedrals: each with its architectural history; with its blunders in poor management; with its anecdotes that have now become urban legend (and part of the history); and with its dedication to one saint  or other. It's in the travels I am making on the continent that I see the role that religion played in the continent's history.
The Duomo is the fourth largest Christian cathedral in the world, and the largest in Italy. We went on a sweltering hot day - probably not a wise decision as the queue was long- but then again, it is one of the main tourist attractions in Milan.
Although it was hot inside, we did spend a considerable amount of time wandering and admiring this architectural marvel. Outside, the Piazza del Duomo was buzzing with tourists and...pigeons(!). Bird problem aside, the Duomo was one of the most beautiful sights of Milan we saw. More images of the Duomo here and images of Milan here.

The beautiful façade of the cathedral

 

An odd sight was the was the number of pigeons at the square