Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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l i V i l i Not So Great in magnitude, but a worthy rival to Saint Peter's at Rome, the Cathedral of Milan is one of the world's most impres- sive ecclesiastical edifices. Begun in 1387, it is still not entirely completed. The famous cathedral is visited by thousands yearly. l l i l l l l E i Libefafmf Of the Italian people, the great Garibaldi has To Your Health at the arcade on Cathedral Square. XV. been immortalized by the famous statue on Cathedral Wade: C. Lamb' W Quast- H Chalmers. and my Baum. Square. ' ' ' ' ' ' gart. ' 64

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After an Engrossing tour through the Cathedral of M1lan the entire party poses on the front steps MILAN, the second largest city of Italy, is situated on a beautiful and fertile- plain between Adda and Ticino. The town is built in the form of an irregular polygon and is surrounded, except on the castle side, by a wall called the Bastione. The old castle, only recently re- stored, is now a museum of art and antiquitiesq It fronts the park on one side and is a place of great his- toric and cultural value. Fine pub- lic parks and playgrounds occupy an area once used as a drill Held. Adjoining the central park is an artificial lake of considerable size and beauty. Milan, founded in 221 B.C. by the lnsurbian Gauls, is the home of the Ambrosian Library, the old- est and one of the most valuable of all European libraries. American Shore Patrolmen, D. George, YN! and H. Mead, ALC, exchange pleasantries with Italian guards.