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MILAN (AP) — Milan is Italy's finance and fashion capital, with hundreds of billions of euros invested on the Italian Stock Exchange and tens of billions more spent yearly in the city's luxury ...

Milan's cathedral, the Duomo, has offered its 135 gargolyes up for adoption, to raise funds for restoration and renovation efforts. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images ) Social Sharing.

Milan's main cathedral has put its 135 spires up for adoption as it seeks to raise funds for renovations. Donors who contribute 100,000 euros ... who said he would pay for its facade.