But decades of harsh weather, pollution and the bombings of the Second World War have taken their toll on the Duomo's statues
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The statues are carved from the dazzling pink-white marble from Candoglia quarry near Lake Maggiore
For an annual fee of 25,000 euros for up to three years, companies can 'adopt' one of the Duomo statues
In a workshop in the Milan suburbs, sculptor Giovanni Calderino completes his latest project -- a battered statue from the top of the Italian …