Piazza del Duomo Milan

The view looks out from the rooftop of the Duomo di Milano, where a forest of slender spires and ornate statues crowds the left foreground in deep amber and terracotta. The eye follows their upward thrust before dropping into the wide expanse of Piazza del Duomo below, its pale paving stones washed in liquid gold as the sun sits low on the horizon. Tiny figures cross the square in every direction, their long shadows trailing behind them. To the right, the arched facade of a grand covered gallery curves along the piazza's edge, glowing the same soft copper as the sky, which bleeds from burnt orange at the center into pale blush at the edges. The whole composition tilts gently forward, as if the city is offering itself up to you.