I-Big Cathedral Square eMilan ibhekwa njengenhliziyo yangempela yedolobha futhi ifana ne-tray yesiliva enamaparele amakhulu wedolobha - isigodlo sasebukhosini, igalari ye-vittorio-Emmaneele II futhi yi-Cathedral enhle kaDuomo. Empeleni lokhu empeleni kuyisikhumbuzo sokwakha esimangalisa esakhelwe e-Gothic evuthayo engavamile.
Kwabahlali bakaMilan, nakulo lonke i-Italy, uthathwa njengophawu lokholo lwamaKatolika futhi emangalisa ngosayizi wawo kuphela, kodwa ukuxuba okumangalisayo kwezitayela zokwakha. Le ndalo emangalisa yakhiwa ngokuphelele imabula emhlophe. Igama lesonto lesonto eliseRussia lihumusha kakhulu - "Indlu kaNkulunkulu" noma "indlu yesonto".
Ukuqala kokwakhiwa kwe-Cacedral Akhawunti kuze kube sekupheleni kwekhulu leshumi nane futhi kwakhelwe isikhathi eside - cishe amakhulu ayisikhombisa! Ngakho-ke, akukho lutho olumangazayo kulezi zitayela zokwakha zahlanganiswa kakhulu. Kuyathakazelisa iqiniso lokuthi leli Cathedral of Napoleon, okuyi-Italian, elikhethwe yi-coronation yakhe, elenzeke emkhathini onesizotha ngo-1805.
ICathedral ye-Duomo ingahlalisa inani elikhulu lamalungu amakholwa ngasikhathi sinye - kuze kube yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane, futhi empeleni liphansi kwesonto laseSt. Paul eRoma. Uma sikwazi ukubheka eCathedral kusukela ekuphakameni kwenyoni, khona-ke uyakubona lokho ngesimo sawo kufana nesiphambano samaKatolika. Futhi i-facade yesakhiwo, nokuhlotshiswa ngaphakathi ngenani elingaqondakali lezithombe ezingekho emthethweni.
Sebevele bangu-3,400! Phakathi kwabo kukhona osanta, kanye nabafel 'ukholo, nobuntu bomlando, abaprofethi kanye nezinye izinhlamvu ezisebhayibhelini. Futhi okugqamile kwesonto lesonto iqiniso lokuthi uhlobo olumhlophe lweqhwa lushintsha umbala walo ngokukhanyisa okuhlukile. Akusizi ngalutho, ngemuva kwakho konke, imbongi enkulu yaseJalimane kaHeinrich Heine yathandwa kakhulu yiCilan Cathedral Duomo - wathi akabonanga lutho oluhle futhi olungaphansi kwalo, kunalesosonto lesikhala esikhanyiswe ukukhanya kwesiliva.
Ngaphakathi kweCathedral, amawindi engilazi anemibala eneziza ezisebhayibhelini, sundial nakwesokudla ngaphezulu kwe-altare eliphakathi - isipikili uJesu Kristu abethelwe esiphambanweni. Futhi ngaphakathi kweCathedral, ungabona ama-sarcophage ahlotshiswe ngobuchule abangokwabantu abadumile besikhathi esedlule. UJian Jacomo Medici ovela emndenini odumile wase-Italy wangcwatshwa ngokwabo.
Yebo, futhi indawo ehlukile ye-Cathedral yesonto ye-DUOMO ingangaba buyekeze umbono omangalisayo ovula kusuka emphemeni wayo ophakeme wokubuka. Itholakala ophahleni lwesakhiwo futhi ihlelwe kahle impela, ngakho-ke izivakashi zingakwazi ukuhambisa ngokuphelele ophahleni lwesonto lesonto. Ngeke uthole umbono ongcono kuwo wonke amaMilan.