Gezicht op de Dom in Milaan c. 1860 - 1880

This stereoscopic photograph of the Duomo in Milan was captured by Giorgio Sommer. Note the vertical aspiration expressed through the cathedral's many spires, reaching upwards like supplicating hands. Such visual elements are not unique to Christian architecture; we see similar reaching gestures in the ziggurats of ancient Mesopotamia, the pyramids of Egypt, and even in the towering skyscrapers of our modern cities. These structures all share a common visual language of power and transcendence. Consider the cross, repeated on the spires; it has origins as a pagan symbol, adopted and transformed by Christianity. Its journey reflects our own cyclical navigation of faith and doubt. This image, then, is not just a snapshot of a building, but a testament to our enduring quest for meaning.