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PMR512-12 
 Italy, Lombardy, Milan: some of the 135 pinnacles, each with its figure, which adorn the magnificent Gothic cathedral, begun in 1386 but only completed in 1809 on the orders of Napoleon. Surmounting all is the golden figure of the Madonna. 
 Keywords: architecture, national heritage, historic, culture, Christian, picturesque, metropolis, church, stone work, carving

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
Collection: Travel
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PMR512-12
Upload Date: 2013-05-01 11:31:19
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Italy, Lombardy, Milan: some of the 135 pinnacles, each with

its figure, which adorn the magnificent Gothic cathedral, begun in 1386 but only completed in 1809 on the orders of Napoleon. Surmounting all is the golden figure of the Madonna.
Keywords: architecture, national heritage, historic, culture, Christian, picturesque, metropolis, church, stone work, carving