We visited Piazza del Duomo, the main piazza (city square) of Milan. It is named after, and dominated by, the Milan Cathedral (the Duomo). Indeed, this place is the tourist attraction of the city of Milan.
The amazing thing is that all these buildings are still standing intact today. In today's Duomo, there are many tourists vying to take a shot of the grand ancient architecture. But what spoiled the experience was the presence of many migrants - mainly Negros & Indians - all forcefully approaching the tourists. The former would give you a friendship band for free (but charge you for a fee thereafter) and the latter would sell you a spoonful of bird seeds (to feed stray birds that irritate you).
These useless migrants are the 'new' who spoil the old. With no enforcement in place, the 'new' has ruined the old. They are not only present, but make themselves omnipresent by coming to us countless times. I lost track of their approaches as they exceeded 7 times. The old is beautiful, but the new is ugly. Preserving the physical buildings of the old isn't enough; the latter should be segregated & disposed away, but it takes efforts. I wish the authorities can do something more to preserve the old or risking ruining it.
Through gradual development spanning several centuries, the city square was finally completed in the 19th Century. Back then, it must have looked gigantically gorgeous. In the figure above was a photo dating back to 1909. It should be noted that the piazza was already completed in 1896 and was celebrated through the inauguration of the statue of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.
The amazing thing is that all these buildings are still standing intact today. In today's Duomo, there are many tourists vying to take a shot of the grand ancient architecture. But what spoiled the experience was the presence of many migrants - mainly Negros & Indians - all forcefully approaching the tourists. The former would give you a friendship band for free (but charge you for a fee thereafter) and the latter would sell you a spoonful of bird seeds (to feed stray birds that irritate you). These useless migrants are the 'new' who spoil the old. With no enforcement in place, the 'new' has ruined the old. They are not only present, but make themselves omnipresent by coming to us countless times. I lost track of their approaches as they exceeded 7 times. The old is beautiful, but the new is ugly. Preserving the physical buildings of the old isn't enough; the latter should be segregated & disposed away, but it takes efforts. I wish the authorities can do something more to preserve the old or risking ruining it.
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