The biggest clue about today’s Mystery Photo may be the water pouring away on the left center of the photograph. Do you know what this is, and where it is located? Test your memory, make a stab at it, and send your idea to ebrack2@gmail.com, and be sure to include your hometown.
Anne Soutter of Alpharetta somehow recognized the most recent mystery, although she has never been to Milan, Italy. She says: “I learned of the Milan Cathedral through an Art History class at Drake University. Of all the medieval cathedrals, I loved the Milan Cathedral just on sight. I’ve been in Westminster and stood outside Notre Dame. It’s amazing to me that even through two World Wars these amazing creations of the Masons still stand, and may they stand for thousands of years to come.” The photo comes from Teralea Moore of Shelby, N.C., via Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill.
Also sending in the correct answer were Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Mikki Root Dillon, Lilburn; Linda Borenstein, Atlanta; Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex.; and Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville: “Milan Cathedral, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary, is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to the Nativity of St. Mary, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini.”
Peel also told us: “The Milan Cathedral is the largest church in Italy and the third largest in the world. Construction of the cathedral started in 1386 and took nearly six centuries to complete, with the final details being completed in 1965. The Milan Cathedral is adorned outside with nearly 2,300 sculptures, and an additional 1,000 inside the church … more statues than any other building in the world.
“The mystery photo was shot from one of the rooftop terraces that visitors can reach by climbing 250 stairs (or take an elevator) to reach the main terrace level over the transept. If you look up, you can see the famous Madonnina or “Little Madonna”, a gold-colored statue of Mary that stands 365 feet high on the cathedral’s highest spire, armed with a Halberd (a weapon similar to an ax) to protect all of Milan. To ensure that Madonnina has a clear view of all of Milan, the city has adopted a rule that no building in the city shall be built higher than the Virgin Mary.”
- SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: ebrack2@gmail.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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