Choose how you visit the Milan Duomo with either an entry ticket or a 1.5-hour guided tour.  Pick the entry ticket for skip-the-ticket-line and all access-all-area entry, with the possibility to visit the cathedral, terraces, museum, archeological area, and Church of St. Gottardo in Corte.  Or, pick the 1.5-hour guided tour to benefit from entry through a separate entrance and elevator access to the terraces. Take in the cathedral itself, the terraces, and the archeological site on your whistle-stop tour of the Duomo. One of the largest cathedrals in Italy and Europe, the Milan Duomo is the patrimony of the Milanese people and humanity. Deeply linked to the teachings of the bishops who succeeded on St. Ambrose’s chair, the cathedral is the mother Church of the Diocese, having a symbolic role both in the life of the city and in relation with the Diocese. Admire city panoramas from an elevation of 164 feet (50m). Built using Candoglia marble, the Duomo Terraces cover a surface of approximately 26,250 square feet (8,000 sq. m). Get an unusual point of view of the Duomo’s architecture, especially on bright days when you can see as far as the Alps and the Apennine Mountains. Admire the 27 halls of the Grande Museo del Duomo, and see the stained glass windows, tapestries, and sculptures from the 14th-century Palazzo Reale. Marvel at liturgical objects, some of which are still used during religious rites.  See the archeological remains of the S. Giovanni alle Fonti Baptistery and S. Tecla. Get a better appreciation of the cultural and spiritual heritage of Milan. Built in the 4th century by St. Ambrose, and demolished in 1387 to make space for the cathedral, the Baptistery was forgotten until 1961, when it was recovered during underground construction works.