General Information
| Name in local language: | Duomo di Milano; Basilica cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Nascente |
|---|---|
| Other name(s): | Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary |
| Beginning of works: | 1386 |
| Completion: | 1577 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Cathedral |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Masonry structure |
| Structure: |
Quadripartite rib vault |
| Architectural style: |
Gothic Renaissance |
Location
| Location: |
Milan, Milano, Lombardy, Italy |
|---|---|
| Address: | Via Carlo Maria Martini, 1 |
| Coordinates: | 45° 27' 50.97" N 9° 11' 30.69" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 92 m | |
| height | 108 m | |
| length | 158.6 m | |
| building area | 12 000 m² | |
| nave | width | 16.75 m |
| height | 46,80 m | |
| western façade | width | 61,5 m |
| height | 56 m |
Participants
Architecture
- Leonardo da Vinci (architect) (dome)
- Simone da Orsenigo (architect)
- Francesco Soave (architect)
- Francesco Croce (architect)
- Carlo Buzzi (architect)
- Fabio Mangone (architect)
- Francesco Maria Richini (architect)
- Pellegrino Pellegrini (architect)
- Nicolas de Bonaventure (architect)
- Leopoldo Pollack (architect)
- Pellegrino Tibaldi (architect)
- Jean Mignot (architect)
- Aurelio Trezzi (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2015): Cathedral of Milan: Structural History of the Load-Bearing System. In: International Journal of Architectural Heritage, v. 9, n. 4 (February 2015), pp. 510-528.
- (1996): Le chantier de la cathédrale de Milan. Le problème des origines. In: Présence de l'art (Tome 2). Desclée de Brouwer, Paris (France), pp. 291-325.
- (2019): Continuous monitoring of the Milan Cathedral: dynamic characteristics and vibration-based SHM. In: Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, v. 9, n. 5 (October 2019), pp. 671-688.
- (2019): Critical measurement issues in the use of wire potentiometers for the structural health monitoring of slender structures: the case of the Duomo di Milano main spire. In: Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, v. 10, n. 1 (December 2019), pp. 119-134.
- (2016): Damage observation and settlement mechanisms in the naves of the Cathedral of Milan. Presented at: Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC) 2016, Leuven, Belgium, 13-15 September 2016.
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20011073 - Published on:
28/12/2003 - Last updated on:
21/03/2023
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