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Milan History
The history of Milan is the history of wealth, conflict and intrigue. Milan comes to in the limelight first time in history at fourth century. Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan here, granting Christians throughout the Roman Empire the freedom to worship for the first time. In the middle of history the Milan rose to prominence in the sovereign of The Visconti dynasty. The Florid late –Gothic Duomo which is the city‘s most spectacular building is also founded under the ruthless regime of Visconti dynasty.
The main cause for jealousy and conflict is prosperity, which played major role for the Milan to be the centre for the continuous battle between France and Austrian House of Hapsburg. Sforza family came and went, and the city was finally reduced to a province under Spanish rule. At the beginning of the 17th century, the Black Death greatly reduced the population and threw the city into economic decline. In the beginning of the 18th century the Spanish leave up the control in the hand of the House of Hamburg In the 19th century The Austrians took the control of Milan but neither the middle class nor the lower classes were happy with the Austrians rule and as a result in the 1848 there were a popular insurrection which ended with much bloodshed. The great part of the city is still dates back to the beginning of the 20th century. When major part of the city was designed and rebuilt.
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