Piazza - Cathedral, Milan, Italy, 1909 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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: Piazza - Cathedral, Milan, Italy, 1909, preserved in this historic image. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Panoramic view of Piazza & Cathedral, Milan, Italy
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Piazza - Cathedral, Milan, Italy, 1909
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Milan in 1909 was the industrial and commercial heart of northern Italy, a city of factories, rail lines, and a growing working population drawn from the countryside. The Piazza del Duomo was its civic center, where the cathedral's marble facade, still unfinished in its upper reaches, rose over the square. The equestrian statue of King Victor Emmanuel II, unveiled in 1896, stood in front of the church as a reminder of the national unification that Milan had helped to bring about. The 1906 opening of the Simplon Tunnel had recently brought the city closer to Switzerland and northern Europe, and Milanese businessmen were looking to rail and trade links as they expanded their mills and workshops.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | notman photo co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Italy |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,397 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panoramic view of Piazza & Cathedral, Milan, Italy |
| Reference | ITALY Piazza - Cathedral, Milan, 1909 |
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