As America prepares to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday, Italy provided a reality check on history. Milan’s stunning Duomo was under construction in 1386. Long before Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, work had begun on the Milan Duomo. And it would remain under construction for 600 years.
“Italians like their coffee, so they took a lot of breaks, that’s why it took so long,” joked one of the Duomo guides named Marius. “No, Milanos went through many different situations, famine, war, poverty, instability and the sheer size of the cathedral as well,” he added.
