Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.