Milan Architecture Guide: From Gothic Splendor to Vertical Forests Key Takeaways The Duomo represents six centuries of Gothic evolution (1386-1965), featuring 135 spires, 3,400 statues, and 55 stained glass windows creating Italy’s most elaborate Gothic cathedral Sant’Ambrogio’s Lombard Romanesque architecture (4th-12th centuries) established the prototype for northern Italian religious buildings […]