[Leica] Nathan's PAD 30/11/2016: two houses of worship

[Sonny Carter]

Domed ceiling is great and the bridge is my fav.

I was wondering about the church (Duomo)  . . .  Is it listing?
The lines on the ground are square, but the church seems cati-wonker.
I know things in Italy are not always plumb!

On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 3:24 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> I have very limited free time here in Milan, but last night I was able to
> hop on the metro and spend some time around the Duomo area. The Duomo
> (cathedral) . The church itself was already closed, but next to it is the
> temple of Mammon, the Vittorio Emanuele shopping gallery, in many ways
> equally magnificent to that other temple. So here are some images of the
> two “temples”. I was struck by the architectural parallels and that is what
> I try to show:
>
> The Duomo:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mdXxvHQ/A <
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mdXxvHQ/A>
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> The Vittorio Emanuele entrance:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-vzKRNwK/A <
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-vzKRNwK/A>
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> The entrance arch:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-wsHkswh/A <
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-wsHkswh/A>
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> The opulence:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-GZ9Dnjb/A <
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-GZ9Dnjb/A>
>
> The fresco:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-dvr4xpD/A <
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-dvr4xpD/A>
>
> The statues:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-t2kxmPp/A <
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-t2kxmPp/A>
>
> But outside, a note of discord (albeit the spelling could be improved):
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-VSFcP7X/A <
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-VSFcP7X/A>
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
>
> Nathan Wajsman
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