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This is essentially a roofed-over shopping center, but a very elegant and historical one, built from 1865 to 1867 in the very center of Milan. It was named after the then-reigning king of Italy, who was in fact the first king of Italy after unification.
Don't even think about buying anything here in the Galleria, but it's a beautiful place to walk through and it's very convenient because it's the shortest way to walk between the Cathedral Square (Piazza Duomo) and the opera house (Teatro alla Scala).
Second photo: People walking through the Galleria.
Third photo: The Galleria at night.
Fourth photo: The Galleria as seen from the roof of the nearby cathedral. Leave a Comment Directions: Metro 1 & 3 - Duomo
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 Main entrance by sue_stone
It is a covered arcade filled with expensive shops and gorgeous old cafe's. Well worth a wander around.
If you can't afford to buy anything here, at least have a quick coffee standing at one of the bars to experience a little bit of Milan. Leave a Comment Directions: Metro 1 & 3 - Duomo
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Emanuele with its glass
dome by Diana75,
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The gallery was designed by Giuseppe Mengoni and built between 1865 and 1877.
Two huge triumphal archways open in the Dome square on one side and in Piazza della Scala on the other side.
The center of the gallery is dominated by the impressive glass and iron dome and each side hosts book and record shops, coffee shops and restaurants and famous fashion shops. Directions: Metro 1 & 3 - Duomo
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Galleria by starship
The grand scale and detail of this beautiful building is impressive! The decorative details inside are equally impressive--look down at the beautiful marble and mosaic floors or up to the stained-glass dome. Here you will also find upscale bistro restaurants and shops such as Prada and Bernasconi. Just outside you will find a sidewalk cafe where you may sample a few Italian dishes and gaze to your heart's content at the beauty which surrounds you. Leave a Comment Directions: Metro 1 & 3 - Duomo
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Emanuele by Henrik_rrb
One time is okey to eat here, at least if you are prepared to live on water and bread the rest of your time in Milan... Otherwise I suggest you go away just a short walk from the Duomo-area and find something cheaper to calm your stomach with...
Inside the Galleria there are all kinds of shops. Prada, music-shops, football-shops and so on forever... But as I wrote above, the prices are as high as the roof in the galleria... Leave a Comment Directions: Metro 1 & 3 - Duomo. Or tram 3,4, 27 to Duomo.
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A speciality of Milan is the 19th century belle époque-style Galeria Vittorio Emanuele being the oldest shopping mall in the world. The four-story arcade houses shops, cafes and luxury boutiques including Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci; the famous but a bit pricey Ristorante Savini is placed on the second floor.
You can find also a McDonalds that seemed a bit out of place here. There is a special atmosphere due to the glass ceiling and the mosaic floor.
The symbols on the mosaic floor represent the capitals of the Kingdom of Italy in various periods: Milan, Turin, Florence and Rome.
A superstition, reported in every guides, says, the emblem of Turin brings good luck by rotating on it. Just look the others and you will see how it should be done, and remember that the rotation has to be clockwise, because otherwise the good luck becomes bad. It is funny and interesting, but I had never seen any local milanesi rotating there. It seems not to be a local, rather a touristic custom!
Above, the mosaics in the semicircular pedentives under the glass dome represent the "four corners of the earth": Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. They were originally frescoes, but were replaced in mosaic. The 24 statues in the Gallery represent Italian personalities, such as Leonardo, Michelangelo, Galilei, Volta etc.
This shopping "Mecca" has been imitated, but never duplicated. Grab yourself a strong Italian espresso coffee, enjoy the mosaic floor, the grand glass and iron dome and watch the elegantly dressed Italians pass by.
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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II was constructed between 1865 - 1867 and has got a high arcade with a roof of glass and iron. It has got its name from king Vittorio Emanuele II, who inaugurated the galleria when it was finished.
If you walk through the galleria from Piazza del Duomo you will come to Piazza della Scala. On your way you will pass shops, cafés and restaurants, some of them quite expensive.
In the middle, where the four branches meet, there is a 47 metre high glass dome. By the vault there are mosaics of Europe, America, Asia and Africa. Under the dome, on the floor, you can see the coat-of-arm of some Italian cities and of the Savojens family. Leave a Comment Directions: Metro 1 & 3 - Duomo
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 galleria by willy_wonka
located in the mall you will see a mosaic on the floor of a bull "toro". the tradition when you see this is to rub your heel on it's 'balls'. this supposedly brings good omens or something. personally, i just envisaged it to be the balls of randy andy that i was squishing... Leave a Comment Directions: Metro 1 & 3 - Duomo
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Emanuele II by tpalLeave a Comment Directions: Metro 1 & 3 - Duomo
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