Tuesday, December 10, 2019

GALLERIA UMBERTO 1 -- part 2

19TH CENTURY NAPLES ITALY



The Galleria is no ordinary shopping arcade.

Unlike many modern constructions, it is of architectural interest in its own right, a magnificent confection of iron and glass. 

Modeled on the Galleria Vittoria Emanuele II in Milan, it was intended as a centrepiece for the risanamento, or revitalisation, of Naples in the late 19th century.

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