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Not everyone knows that there is a statue in Milan similar to the famous Statue of Liberty in New York. It is called "The New Law" by Camillo Pacetti and inspired the sculptor of the better-known American monument.Among the statues in the Duomo, on the balcony above the cathedral's central entrance, is Pacetti's statue.According to legend, the female figure with her arm raised, flashlight in hand and that crown of spikes around her head is said to have been taken as a model for the Statue of Liberty made by Bartholdi in 1885 for New York City. Whether this is true or not, no one can say for sure but certainly the similarities are numerous: first of all, both statues hold a flashlight in their raised right hand, in addition to having their heads girded. The Statue of Liberty in New York also carries tablets in its hand, which are also present in the statue placed next to the so-called "New Law."On the same balcony of the Cathedral is also another statue, entitled "The Old Law." What is most extraordinary is that if you look at them carefully, you can see that the combination of details of these two statues exactly reproduce the Statue of Liberty in New York.Many have spoken of "plagiarism" but, in this regard, everyone presents their own different theories. It should be noted, however, that "The New Law" was built 70 years before the one that has become the symbol of New York.Of mysteries however, the Cathedral has many, such as that shining calf of one of Christ's flagellators, depicted on the main portal.Touching it is a superstition for all tourists, who may not know that it was there that a splinter produced by one of the bombings in 1943 got stuck.
