THE DUOMO OF MILAN, a photo from Milan, Lombardia

Photographer's Note

Duomo is a term for a cathedral church. The formal word for a church that is currently a cathedral is cattedrale; a Duomo may be either a present or a former cathedral (the latter always in a town that no longer has a bishop nor therefore a cathedral, as for example Trevi). Some, like the Duomo of Monza, have never been cathedrals, although old and important. Many people refer to particular churches simply as "Il Duomo" or "The Duomo", without regard to the full proper name of the church. Similar words exist in other languages: Dom (German), Dóm (Hungarian & Slovakian), Dôme (French), Domkirke (Danish), Dómkirkja (Icelandic),Domo (portuguese) Domkyrka (Swedish), Domkirke (Norwegian), Doms (Latvian), Toomkirik (Estonian), Tum (Polish), and Tuomiokirkko (Finnish). Also in these languages the respective terms do not necessarily refer to a church functioning as a cathedral, but also to proto-cathedrals or simply prominent church buildings, which have never been a cathedral in the exact sense of that word. In German the term Dom became the synecdoche, used - pars pro toto - for most existing or former collegiate churches. Therefore the uniform translation of these terms into English as cathedrals may not always be appropriate and should be used on a contextual basis.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, and to Lo Zingarelli, the word duomo derives from the Latin word "domus", meaning house, as a cathedral is the "house of God", or domus Dei. The Garzanti online dictionary also gives the etymology as deriving from house, but house of the bishop ("domu(m) (episcopi); 'casa (del vescovo)') instead of the house of God.[1]
Italian cathedrals are often highly decorated and contain notable artworks; in many cases the buildings themselves are true artworks. Perhaps the best known Duomo is Milan Cathedral, but other well-known cathedrals include San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome and those of Alba, Ancona, Mantua, Parma and Florence's Santa Maria del Fiore. Other notable examples are in Cefalù, Cremona, Enna, L'Aquila, Modena, Monreale, Naples, Genoa, Orvieto, Padua, Piazza Armerina, Pisa (the Leaning Tower is the Duomo's bell-tower), Prato, San Gimignano, Siena, Spoleto, Turin and Viterbo.

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carlo62 (81155) 2012-09-24 0:11

Buongiorno Maria
bello il taglio che incornicia la splendida facciata del Duomo, una scelta diretta ed evidenziata dal bellissimo cielo, non facile da vedere a Milano.
Saluti
Carlo

papagolf21 (146164) 2012-09-24 0:18

Bonjour, chère Maria,
Bravo pour cette présentation. Le cadrage est excellent pour mettre en valeur cet édifice mythique.
Nous avons l'impression que l'édifice sort de la terre comme par enchantement.
Superbe !
Amitiés.
Philippe

besnard (59140) 2012-09-24 0:27

Bonjour Maria
Une bonne prise de cette superbe cathédrale qui présente une parfaite symétrie et qui se détache sur un beau ciel bleu.
Bravo et bonne journée.
Nicole

dta (95984) 2012-09-24 0:44

Hello Maria ,
A perfect framing of the impreesive white facade , with splendid clouds in the blue sky . I like your choice to keep only the heads in the low part .
Regards

Budapestman (82620) 2012-09-24 1:06

Hi Maria,
a beautiful photo of this amazing architecture, the composition is attractive, great details and the lights are beautiful, Tfs! Have a nice week! Kellemes hetet kívánok!
György

dkmurphys (77042) 2012-09-24 2:09

HI Maria,
Very beautiful presentation of that impressive cathedral. I like the blue sky color and the atmosphere around the dome. Well seen, enjoy a good week.

Daniel

kordinator (15777) 2012-09-24 2:44

Hello Maria
Wonderful architecture of that impressive cathedral.
Lovely blue sky,nice colors,fine lighting.
Excellent composition.
Kind regards
Saša

Gigidusud (21669) 2012-09-24 2:52

Hi Maria,
Great capture of this splendid architecture with a splendid blue sky.Excellent POV and framing.Well done!
Have a nice day,my friend.
Ghislaine

pajaran (93540) 2012-09-24 3:36

Dobar dan.
Vrlo interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lep pogled na katedralu, i trenutak sa ljudima.
Dobra ostrina i kontrast, lepe boje.
Lepa arhitektura.
Sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela.
Srecno.
Paja.

Good day.
Very interesting and good text ...
A nice view of the cathedral, and the moment with people.
Good sharpness and contrast, beautiful color.
Beautiful architecture.
All the best in the new week that started.
Good luck.
Paja.

Sonata11 (34119) 2012-09-24 4:31

Hello Maria,
what an impressivly beautiful cathedral in Milano. An amazingly beautiful with so many details aganist fabulous cloudy blue sky. Magnificent execution. I love it a lot. Thanks for sharing. Great job.
All the best,
Barbara

Sergiom (116584) 2012-09-24 5:05

Bonjour Maria,

J'aime beaucoup cette contre plongée sur le duomo par cette belle journée ensoleillée. Une très belle utilisation du ciel comme arrière plan.

Amicalement

Serge

bayno (18348) 2012-09-24 6:52

Ciao Maria,
the Gothic style of the cathedral is always spectacular, excellent cutting and sharp and a fantastic sky ...very good job...
buona serata..
Valter

ikeharel (99637) 2012-09-24 8:11

Kalispera Maria,
The most spactacular Duomo in Italia, with regards to it's outside impressive architectures'.
The many Gothic turrets, the motiff and size are overwhelming, and you managed to show it's grandeur.
Daylight was favorable, gave a magnificent contrast.
Cheers,
Ike

rychem (68975) 2012-09-24 10:28

Very attractive architecture of the cathedral, a photo with good light and perfect sharpness of details, compliments
Ryszard

ourania (51103) 2012-09-24 11:38

Καλησπέρα Μαρία,
εξαιρετική παρουσίαση του τόσο φημισμένου και πολυφωτογραφημένου ναού. Η οπτική γωνία και ο δυνατός φωτισμός τονίζουν τη μεγαλοπρέπειά του και ο εκπληκτικός ουρανός ομορφαίνει περισσότερο τη σύνθεση και μας θυμίζει τη φιλοσοφία του συγκεκριμένου αρχιτεκτονικού ύφους. Μου αρέσουν πολύ οι αντιθέσεις, τα χρώματα και ο τρόπος που χειρίστηκες την παρουσία του μεγάλου πλήθους στο κάτω μέρος του κάδρου προσδίδοντας βάθος και κίνηση. Συγχαρητήρια και ευχαριστώ!
Να είσαι καλά, καλό βράδυ,
Ουρανία

siudzi (34141) 2012-09-24 13:46

Hi Maria,
This cathedral is absolutely fantastic landmark of Milan. You had a luck to take this image during such a beautiful day so it looks really superb on the blue sky. Excellent shot. Well done.

Warm regards,
Malgorzata

lousat (122329) 2012-09-25 1:56

Hi Maria,this is a great gift to me! The Duomo,close to my home,taken so well whit a very bright expsoure and under a beautiful sky,the perfect postcard and a great advertising for my city,i like it!Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

fabbs99 (17179) 2012-09-25 4:57

Hi Maria

Another great image from your collection.Very sharp and full of warm colors.Excellent composition with some lovely colors coupled with nice light management and presentation.Tfs.

Have a nice day
Farhat

mohammad_H (10178) 2012-09-25 5:12

Hi : maria
Beautiful view of the building
The beauty of it is quite evident with all the details
Awesome shot
Good resolution and right angle
Sorry for the delay. Due to my participation in the "shooting match" Country Championships
Good day.

abmdsudi (82852) 2012-09-25 7:22

Hi Maria
Amazing architecture and the striking contrast, wonderful to view when the color of the stonework and the pretty blue sky hit the right notes, most enchanting. Well composed image of a delightful sight and how nice to see that its well maintained and preserved. The many steeples, their individuality is always outstanding and against that blue sky what a beauty. Crispy through out with such scale proportions, a glorious image in subtle light great infor notes as usual, Congrats.
Warm regards

adramad (62896) 2012-09-25 8:15

Hello Maria.
Splendid image of the facade of this beautiful cathedral, the presence of people in the square adds a touch of vitality and gives the proportions of this great building.
Beautiful sky with clouds such as pictorial, which are a perfect complement.
Good management of the light and perfect sharpness.
Have a nice day.
Best wishes.
Luis

Schnappilic (9692) 2012-09-25 10:44

Hello Maria,

I remember that place with with beautiful architecture. Light and colors are great. Good picture! TFS!

Kind regards,

Ovidiu

danos (110395) 2012-09-25 12:04

Μαρία γεια σου,
μόλις επέστρεψα από μια 4ήμερη στη Σίφνο και είσαι η πρώτη που σου γράφω βλέποντας αυτή την εξαιρετική φωτογραφία από τον καθεδρικό του Μιλάνου που μοιάζει με καρτ ποστάλ.
Τα σύννεφα και το μπλε του ουρανού κάνει το τέλειο κοντραστ με το άσπρο της εκκλησίας,με την παρουσίαση να είναι χάρμα οφθαλμών.

Σε χαιρετώ,Δάνος

bona (14343) 2012-09-25 13:29

Hi Maria,

what a wonderful façad, so many details, a master piece architecture work. I think you could crop a bit the sky and show more the people in forground, I like the so many heads.

Regards
andre

eldancer1 (36343) 2012-09-25 13:45

Beautiful architecture! And judging from the people, this structure if huge! And thanks for the wonderful information. Nicely captured with good lighting and dof with sharp details. Wonderful colors. Well done, tfs.

Waylim (25436) 2012-09-25 14:04

Hi Maria,

this is a very impressive Cathedral. I have been here many years ago. Love all the details and thousands of sculptures on this magnificent Cathedral. I see you tried to avoid all the people, but tha is a tough one :) You got great sky and beautiful clouds, this composition work out nice for you.

Way

baddori (20341) 2012-09-25 15:25

Mary
The division of the Catholic Church is dedicated Episcopal, and each location has a cathedral, in this case the Duomo.
Beautiful note and photo slide show.
Your travel and incorporate things beautiful and meaningful.
GF

macjake (93283) 2012-09-25 15:40

Hi Maria
now thats a Duomo! lol

what a beautiful scene you have captured for us, and of your of course! :)
loving the strong contrast of blue against sandstone.
and seeing the tiny people lined up along the bottom really shows its size and feeling of power/dominance.

well shot and composed.
cheers
craig

raszid62 (18457) 2012-09-26 5:45

Καλημέρα.
Εντυπωσιακό και όμορφο είναι το μεγάλο καθεδρικό ναό του Μιλάνου. Φθάσει στα ύψη και πλούσια διακόσμηση τοίχου Της κάνει μια μεγάλη εντύπωση. Η σύνθεση μου αρέσει.
Δικός σου.
Joseph

sacavem (18620) 2012-09-26 9:20

Olá Maria,

Nice architecture photo, the church is fantastic, I like the richness of details.

Cumprimentos,
Filipe

note: http://beta.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Italy/Lombardia/Milan/Milano/photo1247832.htm

mirosu (16313) 2012-09-27 21:55

Hi Maria,
Great architecture photo. An excellent use of colors and superb light. The deep depth of field is perfect. A well presented crop allows eyes to remain fixed on the cathedral. The great overall light and the marvelous blue-white sky also lends a lovely contrast to the scene. Very well done!!!

Hansaphotos (10931) 2012-09-28 14:39

Hello Maria

An exquisite shot of this fabulous cathedral. A good idea to cut out the crowd admiring the architecture. Fine details and splendid colours. Very nice work:) TFS. Have a nice WE.

Best regards, Erling

Silvio1953 (193199) 2012-10-01 1:04

Ciao Maria, great POV on fantastic architecture, lovely composition with a lot of people, superb sky, splendid light and colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

kiks (12805) 2012-10-01 6:42

This is a classic one but you choose a beautiful composition with the white clouds above the Duomo creating a special atmosphere. Incredible how crouwded it always is!
Best regards
KIKs

sevy (58) 2012-10-04 0:54

Hello,

It is a long time I have not seen this famous church even if I am time to time travelling in Milano. I would have to try to go back there again.
Not original from my side, but I prefer this sunny front versus our later post.
Good management of the exposure to share the bright front againt the blue sky.

Yves.

mkamionka (54706) 2012-10-10 13:41

Hi Maria,
I had a pleasure to be in Milan a couple of times but never with a camera which I regret. Your photo shows the biggest attraction and in a great light. I like the clouds which add a nice decoration an the silhouettes of people which help to imagine the scale of this structure,
Very well done,
M

jmdias (93421) 2012-10-11 18:22

maria

I knew it few days ago. you had a sunny day to take photos, I found a cloudy and rainy day.
nice view of this classic pov. beautiful contrast with the sky. TFS.

hugs

jorge