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Take a look at the magnificient interiors of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. Here you can find the most expensive restaurant of the city, here you can have the most expensive espresso in whole Italy, but also, here you can find some well-stocked book shops like never else in Milano.
During the day, but especially in the evenings, here you can see some of the most beautiful woman and girls of Milano. Leave a Comment
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The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele dominates Piazza del Duomo with its weighty bulk and great triumphal archway cut into the long northern arcade.
Built between 1865 and 1877, it was designed by Giuseppe Mengoni who died just before the building was completed.
The cross-shaped structure is surmounted by an extraordinary colored glass and iron dome. The modern technical skill and originality of the Milan Galleria have nothing to fear from a comparison with similar structures put up in London and Paris about the same time.
Today this glassed-in street is a center for both cultural and mundane activities with its book and record shops, cafes and famous restaurants. For those who might be interesting about, "Prada" has opened a new shop in the central position of the Galleria. Leave a Comment Directions: the very heart of the city
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The dome of the galleria is to just stare at. The wonder and luxury of its ornate designs. But, a lot of people are here to shop and a person standing in the middle of walkway could be run over. It was built in 1870-98 to dedicate a time of elegance after the union of Italy. Milan was showing its other city brethern that it was on top for style and shopping high end. An inscription is dedicating the gallery to Victor Emmanuel, the father of the new independence in 1860's. The gallery connects the main street between the Duomo and Orsa castle. The castle, and the city was once surrounded by a wall for defense in 1500's. It is also the fashion shopping area extending form the gallery. It was designed by Giuseppe Mengo to emulate the famed gallerias in London and Paris.
The galleria has been a symbol of fashion peaking in 1920's and since has had designer labels introduce here first. There are scores of very expensive shops inside the gallery. The floors are thousands of tile squares, and even on the arches up on the top are mosaic tile scenes. Prada is one store that grew due to the relationship to this galleria. This connects to via Dante, a street that continues to shopping for expensive merchandise. Directions: Metro 1 & 3 - Duomo
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The Galleria was build beetween 1865 and 1877 by architect Giuseppe Mengoni. The style is Neo-Classical, approaching Baroque. It was inaugurated by the Savoy king, Vittorio Emanuele II, after whom it was named. Unfortunately, it was never completed, because the designer died ten years later, falling from the scaffolding Directions: Metro 1 & 3 - Duomo
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 Expensive cafes dotting
the Galleria by Krystynn
Giacomo Puccini (world famous Italian composer, remember him? Yes, he's the one who penned "La Boheme") loved to spend time at the Galleria when he was a struggling young music student. Later in Puccini's life, it was reported that he would often ask the famous people he worked with to meet him at the Galleria.
What? You still can't find the Galleria? Sigh. Even if you're as blind as a bat, you can't miss it. Yeah, it's the 4-storey, glass-encased mall filled with exquisite cafes and expensive shopping.
And if you do stop in, be sure to step on the testicles of the Taurus mosaic on the floor. :-) Seriously, the Milanese believe it brings good luck!!
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 Come window-shopping with
me at the Galleria! by Krystynn
This 4-storey glass-domed atrium is the world’s FIRST super-shopping mall. The sidewalk cafes, super-bookstores, chic restaurants, and of course, most notably - THE Prada boutique are great testaments as to why no other malls dotting this globe can even dare rival the Galleria (sorry Harrod's of London!).
It is here that the original PRADA flagship store first saw its empire bloomed to its current mega global operations.
Bored with Prada? Why not try Prada's SLIGHTLY cheaper range - MIU MIU with its equally impressive clothing line and delicate stiletto heels?
The brilliant architect managed to build an AMAZING arched glass roof over the intersection of 2 major Milan streets! The 4-storey domed glass roof connected the tops of existing commercial buildings which faced inward to beautiful tiled walkways. The glass arcade was certainly a luxury to 19th century shoppers.
The Galleria certainly helped propel Milan to become the world's #1 fashion capital by attracting designer boutiques and stylish fashionistas to shop here.
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