Duomo Square and Cathedral, Milan, Italy, 1909 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Duomo Square and Cathedral, Milan, Italy, 1909, preserved in this historic image. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: [Duomo Square and Cathedral, Milan]
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Duomo Square and Cathedral, Milan, Italy, 1909
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Milan in 1909 was one of Italy's leading industrial and commercial cities, a center of engineering, silk and textile production, and rail traffic linking the country to Switzerland and northern Europe. The city had grown rapidly since the 1880s, drawing workers from the countryside into factories and new working-class districts on its edges. The Duomo, begun in the 14th century and still unfinished in its facade, stood at the heart of the old city and was the main civic and religious gathering place, where crowds passed through the open square on feast days and market days. Visitors and residents alike knew the cathedral's white marble spires as the symbol of the city, and the square around it was the spot where trams, carriages and pedestrians met. The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, completed in 1877, stood just beside it and drew shoppers and cafe patrons.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | moffett studio |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Italy |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,219 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Duomo Square and Cathedral, Milan] |
| Reference | ITALY Duomo Square and Cathedral, Milan 1909 |
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