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    Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II - Wikipedia
    LocationMilan, Italy
    OwnerComune of Milan
    ArchitectGiuseppe Mengoni
    Opening date1877
    Architecture

    The structure consists of two glass-vaulted arcades intersecting in an octagon covering the street connecting Piazza del Duomo to Piazza della Scala. The street is covered by an arching glass and cast iron roof, a popular de… See more

    The iron-and-glass roof

    The Milan gallery and its roof have been acknowledged as an important reference on 19th-century iron-and-glass architecture by Pevsner and Hitchcock. As one can still observe today, the roof consists of four barrel vault… See more

    Shops, restaurants and hotels

    The Galleria is often nicknamed il salotto di Milano (Milan's drawing room), due to its numerous shops and importance as a common Milanese meeting and dining place.
    As of 2013… See more

    Further reading

    • Geist, Johann F. (1982), Arcades: The History of a Building Type, MIT Press, ISBN 0-262-07082-0
    • Insight Guides (2004), Northern Italy, APA Publications, ISBN 981-234-903-0… See more

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