Rooftop Panorama from the Duomo

The statues atop the Duomo (begun in 1386) gaze over Milan’s evolving skyline. In the foreground, La Rinascente’s rooftop garden blurs the line between commerce and contemplation. Beyond it, the 19th-c. Galleria dome meets the steel spires of Porta Nuova—a visual dialogue between Gothic verticality and contemporary urban ambition.