photo by: Matt Tait

A local artist sits on a bench and works on his depiction of the Sforza Castle as the Jayhawks walk up to explore the castle during their city tour of Milan on Aug. 6, 2017. 

photo by: Matt Tait

The famed Versace store front sits in the center of the Galleria Milano. The 152-year-old building was built and named for Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy. 

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The Galleria Milano, which has always functioned as a mall since the day it was completed, is now a high-end shopping center and home to shops such as Prada, Louis Vuitton, Versace and others. Tourists and locals alike flock to the Galleria year-round. 

photo by: Matt Tait

A grand statue of Leonardo da Vinci sits in a square across from the famed opera house Teatro Scala in the heart of Milan, shown Aug. 6, 2017. Many of his works of art are kept in the city. 

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Kansas freshman Billy Preston stands in the back of Cathedral Duomo and raises his phone to capture the sights and sounds of a Sunday Mass at the church, which took 500 years to complete, on Aug. 6, 2017.

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In awe of the views on the high ceiling at Cathedral Duomo, Kansas freshman Marcus Garrett points out a feature of the church's decor to fellow freshman Billy Preston, center, and junior Lagerald Vick, during the Jayhawks' tour of the cathedral on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017 in Milan. 

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Kansas sophomore Mitch Lightfoot stops on the walk between Cathedral Duomo and Sforza Castle to grab some gelato from a street vendor in Milan, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017.

photo by: Matt Tait

The pristine front entrance of the Cathedral Duomo sits against a blue sky on a hot and sunny August day in Milan. The Kansas men's basketball team visited the third-largest Catholic church in the world on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017.