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36 Refeel
F7
37 Torrefazione Il Caffè Ambrosiano
G3
38 Vinile
F2
Entertainment
39 Blue Note
D1
Shopping
40 10 Corso Como
D2
41 Biffi
C6
42 Federea Milano
B7
43 Flea Market
B6
44 Galleria Rossana Orlandi
B5
45 Il Salvagente
G5
46 iStudio
B7
47 Mafalda 86
B7
48 Mauro Bolognesi
C7
49 Mercato Comunale
C7
50 Mercatore Antiquario di Navigli
C7
51 Monica Castiglioni
D1
52 Pupi Solari
B4
53 Superfly
C7
Duomo
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CATHEDRAL
( www.duomomilano.it ; Piazza del Duomo; adult/reduced Battistero di San Giovanni €4/2, terraces stairs €7/3.50, ter-
races lift €12/6, treasury €2; 7am-6.45pm, roof terraces 9am-6pm, baptistry 9.30am-5pm, treasury 9.30am-5pm
Mon-Sat; ; Duomo) A vision in pink Candoglia marble, Milan's cathedral aptly reflects
the city's creativity and ambition. Its pearly white facade, adorned with 135 spires and
3200 statues, rises like the filigree of a fairy tale tiara, wowing the crowds with extravag-
ant detail. The vast interior is no less impressive, with the largest stained glass windows in
Christendom, while below is the early Christian baptistry and crypt, where the remains of
the saintly Carlo Borromeo are on display in a rock crystal casket.
Begun by Giangaleazzo Visconti in 1387, the cathedral's design was originally con-
sidered unfeasible. Canals had to be dug to transport the vast quantities of marble to the
 
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