At 7am Sunday morning, I went to Mass at the Duomo, and though this was my third visit to the Duomo in four days, the absence of tourists and the early morning glow allowed me to experience the fullness of the glory of the Duomo in a unique way. Standing alone in front of such a massive structure caused me to utterly forget about myself and get lost in the intricacies of the architecture and design. This, I think, is exactly what was intended, as Roberto Andreoni noted that those in the medieval period understood that, paradoxically, when man is less God is greater.