We'll visit a number of extraordinary churches on this trip, none more so than that enormous Gothic cathedral (or Duomo) at Milan, pictured here. But what exactly does that mean? What is a "cathedral" and what makes its architecture Gothic, instead of Byzantine or Rococo? Why are they shaped the way they are? What's an apse? A flying buttress? A campanile?
Check out this well-done site at Wikipedia, of all places, including the Milan cathedral.
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