We present the eighth installment of "THE ROAD," featuring landscapes captured by photographer Hidenobu Kasahara during his Italian travels. It's Milan, Italy.
Famous for its long history of fashion-related industries, including clothing and textiles, as seen in the Milan Fashion Week, Milan is also known as the "Fashion Capital." Milan is also known as the second largest economic center in the European Union after Paris.
Fashion and design are known as Milan's two major industries. Milan is known as a city where cutting-edge creators from all over the world gather, and is also famous as a university town with many art schools that attract young students from all over the world to study not only music and painting, but also fashion and design. The Milan Collection, which began in 1978, is one of the three biggest fashion shows in the world, alongside Paris and New York, and it can be said that it truly symbolizes Milan.
Completed in 1867, the gigantic cross-shaped shopping arcade, named after the first King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II, was a landmark.
The dome-shaped roof was the first in Italy to be made using iron and glass, and it still retains its original appearance today.
Milan's Duomo Cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is one of the largest Gothic buildings in the world.
As a Gothic cathedral, it is second only to St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City in size. It's easy to imagine how large it is, roughly one-quarter the size of the Tokyo Dome.
The Duomo of Milan is a Latin cross-shaped cathedral consisting of five sections: a nave, transepts, and an apse. It can apparently accommodate up to 40,000 people at a time.
The cathedral's five naves are separated by 52 columns, one for each week of the year, and the ceiling is supported by cross rib vaults and pointed arches (arches with pointed ends), typical of Gothic architecture.
Giant Pipe Organ
Two gilded pipe organs with wooden frames are placed facing each other on either side of the main altar. Restored in 1938, this organ is the largest in Italy, with 15,800 pipes and 120 stops (the organ's tone-selecting mechanism). It is also the second largest in the world, after St. Stephen's Cathedral in Passau, Germany.
Stained Glass
The Duomo's side aisles and large apse windows are adorned with vibrant stained glass, depicting scenes from the Old and New Testaments and the Virgin Mary.
The cathedral's stained glass windows are notable for their variability in age, with the oldest pieces dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries. These pieces were constructed by assembling pre-colored glass pastes like puzzles.
Piazza del Duomo
Equestrian Statue of Vittorio Emanuele II
Gelato shops everywhere
Milan Tram
Around 1358 to 1370, Galeazzo II Visconti, tyrant of the Visconti family in medieval Milan, Italy, named the "Castello di Porta Giova" (or "Porta Giova") after the name of a nearby city gate. The castle was originally built under the order of the Visconti family as a castle called "Zubia". It was expanded by his descendants as a residence, but was destroyed by the short-lived Republic of Ambrosiana in Milan in 1447.
In 1450, Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, converted the Visconti family residence into a fortress. It was subsequently renovated and expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries, becoming one of the largest fortresses in Europe. Some of the facilities were destroyed by Napoleon I, who conquered the area in 1796, but was restored between 1891 and 1905 by architect Luca Beltrami and others.
Piazza Castello
Piazza Castello
Fountain in Piazza Castello
Construction began in 1296 after the demolition of the cathedral, based on a design by Arnolfo de' Campio. Giotto, Francesco Taranti, and others served as chief architects. Subsequently, Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, ordered the construction of a Dominican monastery and church. The architect Solari completed the project in 1469 after many years of hard work. The church's apse is believed to have been remodeled by Donato Bramante after 1492 (though some point out that there is no clear evidence). Bramante was living in Milan at the time and appears once in church history books.
Bramante, who was eight years older than Leonardo, stayed in Milan at the same time. Leonardo's journals also contain sketches of his ideal church, suggesting that the two had a mutual connection.
The church suffered severe damage in Allied air raids during World War II. It is said that sandbags piled up in front of "The Last Supper" narrowly escaped damage. Painted by master Leonardo da Vinci between 1495 and 1497 on the wall of the refectory of the Dominican monastery adjacent to Santa Maria delle Grazie, "The Last Supper" is an important work that marked a new era in the history of art.
The Duomo illuminated at night
While the COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly led to a shift towards remote working, there are certainly analog things that we must cherish, like casual conversations with others or spending time admiring roadside flowers. "THE ROAD" is a story woven by the roads, people, and cities, as if these feelings intersect.
Pay particular attention to Kasahara Hidenobu's art-like photography, which captures a quiet, warm atmosphere.
Our road continues, gazing at the past, present, and future.
"THE ROAD" by Hidenobu Kasahara
https://hidenobu.com/the_road/
photo: Hidenobu Kasahara
Photographs featured in THE ROAD are now on sale on the website below.
https://www.pick-up-design.com/
The setting for this eighth installment is Milan, the epicenter of fashion, interior design, and design.
Famous for its long history of fashion-related industries, including clothing and textiles, as seen in the Milan Fashion Week, Milan is also known as the "Fashion Capital." Milan is also known as the second largest economic center in the European Union after Paris.
Fashion and design are known as Milan's two major industries. Milan is known as a city where cutting-edge creators from all over the world gather, and is also famous as a university town with many art schools that attract young students from all over the world to study not only music and painting, but also fashion and design. The Milan Collection, which began in 1978, is one of the three biggest fashion shows in the world, alongside Paris and New York, and it can be said that it truly symbolizes Milan.
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Completed in 1867, the gigantic cross-shaped shopping arcade, named after the first King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II, was a landmark.
The dome-shaped roof was the first in Italy to be made using iron and glass, and it still retains its original appearance today.
Duomo
Milan's Duomo Cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is one of the largest Gothic buildings in the world.
As a Gothic cathedral, it is second only to St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City in size. It's easy to imagine how large it is, roughly one-quarter the size of the Tokyo Dome.
The Duomo of Milan is a Latin cross-shaped cathedral consisting of five sections: a nave, transepts, and an apse. It can apparently accommodate up to 40,000 people at a time.
The cathedral's five naves are separated by 52 columns, one for each week of the year, and the ceiling is supported by cross rib vaults and pointed arches (arches with pointed ends), typical of Gothic architecture.
Giant Pipe Organ
Two gilded pipe organs with wooden frames are placed facing each other on either side of the main altar. Restored in 1938, this organ is the largest in Italy, with 15,800 pipes and 120 stops (the organ's tone-selecting mechanism). It is also the second largest in the world, after St. Stephen's Cathedral in Passau, Germany.
Stained Glass
The Duomo's side aisles and large apse windows are adorned with vibrant stained glass, depicting scenes from the Old and New Testaments and the Virgin Mary.
The cathedral's stained glass windows are notable for their variability in age, with the oldest pieces dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries. These pieces were constructed by assembling pre-colored glass pastes like puzzles.
Piazza del DuomoEquestrian Statue of Vittorio Emanuele IIGelato shops everywhereMilan TramSforzesco Castle
Around 1358 to 1370, Galeazzo II Visconti, tyrant of the Visconti family in medieval Milan, Italy, named the "Castello di Porta Giova" (or "Porta Giova") after the name of a nearby city gate. The castle was originally built under the order of the Visconti family as a castle called "Zubia". It was expanded by his descendants as a residence, but was destroyed by the short-lived Republic of Ambrosiana in Milan in 1447.
In 1450, Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, converted the Visconti family residence into a fortress. It was subsequently renovated and expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries, becoming one of the largest fortresses in Europe. Some of the facilities were destroyed by Napoleon I, who conquered the area in 1796, but was restored between 1891 and 1905 by architect Luca Beltrami and others.
Piazza CastelloPiazza CastelloFountain in Piazza CastelloChurch of Santa Maria delle Grazie
Construction began in 1296 after the demolition of the cathedral, based on a design by Arnolfo de' Campio. Giotto, Francesco Taranti, and others served as chief architects. Subsequently, Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, ordered the construction of a Dominican monastery and church. The architect Solari completed the project in 1469 after many years of hard work. The church's apse is believed to have been remodeled by Donato Bramante after 1492 (though some point out that there is no clear evidence). Bramante was living in Milan at the time and appears once in church history books.
Bramante, who was eight years older than Leonardo, stayed in Milan at the same time. Leonardo's journals also contain sketches of his ideal church, suggesting that the two had a mutual connection.
The church suffered severe damage in Allied air raids during World War II. It is said that sandbags piled up in front of "The Last Supper" narrowly escaped damage. Painted by master Leonardo da Vinci between 1495 and 1497 on the wall of the refectory of the Dominican monastery adjacent to Santa Maria delle Grazie, "The Last Supper" is an important work that marked a new era in the history of art.
The Duomo illuminated at nightWhile the COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly led to a shift towards remote working, there are certainly analog things that we must cherish, like casual conversations with others or spending time admiring roadside flowers. "THE ROAD" is a story woven by the roads, people, and cities, as if these feelings intersect.
Pay particular attention to Kasahara Hidenobu's art-like photography, which captures a quiet, warm atmosphere.
Our road continues, gazing at the past, present, and future.
"THE ROAD" by Hidenobu Kasahara
https://hidenobu.com/the_road/
photo: Hidenobu Kasahara
Photographs featured in THE ROAD are now on sale on the website below.
https://www.pick-up-design.com/
