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2 unusual facts about Piazza del Duomo


Piazza del Duomo, Milan

The company that was responsible for the works, City of Milan Improvements Company of London, eventually experienced financial problems, so that the government of Milan had to take charge.

The Last Shepherd

The 1st of October 2011, to film a scene of the movie, Marco Bonfanti brought a flock consisting of more than 700 sheep in Piazza del Duomo in Milan.


Baptistery

The circular domed Baptistry of St. John clad in white marble in the Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, built in stages from 1150 and combining Romanesque with Gothic.

Museo del Novecento

The Museum of Twentieth Century (Museo del Novecento in Italian) is located in the Arengario palace near Duomo square in the centre of Milan.


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