The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy's oldest active shopping arcade and a major landmark of Milan. Housed within a four-story double arcade in the centre of town, the Galleria is named after Vi
Galleria Milano
The building under construction
The glass dome
A view of the shops and coffeehouses
Giuseppe Mengoni
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Giuseppe Mengoni was an Italian architect. He designed the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, one of the largest and most impressive iron-and-glass covered arcades of the 19th century. The projec
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
…centre of town, the Galleria is named after Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy. It was designed in 1861 and built by architect Giuseppe Mengoni between 1865 and 1877. The structure consists of two glass-vaulted arcades intersecting in an octagon covering the street connecting Piazza del Duomo…
Mengoni, Giuseppe
The dome of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele