The Cathedral is one of the largest cathedrals in Europe.
The erection works began in 1386. Knights Templars and medieval Freemasons were the architects as for the other cathedrals of the past, such as the Temple of King Solomon, the Greek temples and pyramids of Egypt, using sacred geometry, numerology and the golden ratio 1.618.
Inside the cathedral there is a depiction of "King Arturus" along the line of the zodiac. The legend of King Arthur in the Cathedral is confirmed by the symbol of the dragon, a snake, still the symbol of Milan.
The Cathedral is one of the finest examples of Gothic art with its spiers, bay windows and 3,400 statues.
Gian Galeazzo Visconti had a basilisk crowned in the act of swallowing a child.
The legend says that one night he was visited by the Devil who wanted to take him to hell. The Duke of Milan asked to let him live and in return promised he would build a magnificent sanctuary in his honor. The Devil agreed and so began the construction of the Cathedral began. To find place for the building were torn down two Christian churches: one dedicated to Santa Tecla and dedicated to Santa Maria Maggiore.
There are 135 pinnacles and at level 100 m. there is the Madonnina 4 meters high
The facade was completed in 1813. The statue of the Madonnina was placed in 1774.

nside the cathedral there is a brass line on the floor crossing the building from north to south. It was placed in 1786. Along the same are the zodiac signs. Every day at noon, a light ray light coming from the hole in the ceiling at a height of about 24 meters illuminates the zodiac sign corresponding to the season in which we are.

n December 25, the sun illuminates the sign of Capricorn, which is the only one upright, on the north face. Here the line goes up to a height of 3 meters from the floor.
The symbol of Capricorn was attributed by scholars of the past to the birth of Jesus. The zodiac sign would represent a handicapped son of Jupiter, thrown from Olympus and rescued by a she-goat and shown as a goat with a serpent as tail .

he Capricorn of the cathedral, however, has the tail of a fish. The horns and the fish have always been symbols of divinity, the sacred since the time of of the Sumerians. The seven mythical fish-men in ancient Mesopotamia came from the stars, and brought knowledge and civilization among men.
The symbol Capricorn is connected to Jesus, but also to the Devil.
In the Cathedral it is clear that the Church is rooted in Christianity and Paganism.
Capricorn is larger than the other signs.
Some statues are terrifying. To the left of the altar there is a prominent menorah: about 6 meters high, it consists of depictions of angels and demons, monsters, dragons and devils.