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tower of which is 360 feet above the street.One is obliged to climb 494 steps to reach thehighest gallery of the tower, but is well re-warded by a wonderfulview of the plains ofLombardy and the Alps.As I undertook thisclimb I was pleased tonotice upon arriving atthe main roof levelthere was a booth… … MILAN CATHEDRAL roof over the 135 pinnacles and more than2000 marble statues among the numerous but-tresses and arches, gives one a thrill of wonder-ment long to be remembered. With the exception of St. Peters at Rome andthe cathedral of Seville, Milan cathedral is thelargest in Europe and can…
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