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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II


  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building
  • Activity Category: Shopping

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is luxury shopping under a four-story high barrel-vaulted canopy of iron and glass. - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1865/03/07 Giuseppe Mengoni Architect Where the Octagon of the Galleria now stands, the foundation stone is laid in the presence of the King Vittorio Emanuele II.
1865/03/07 Victor Emmanuel II of Italy Dignitary Where the Octagon of the Galleria now stands, the foundation stone is laid in the presence of the King Vittorio Emanuele II.
1867/09/15 Victor Emmanuel II of Italy Dignitary The Vittorio Emauele II Gallery is inaugurated in the presence of King Vittorio Emanuele II.
1867/10/00 Gruppo Campari Home Gaspare Campari moves into the Vittorio Emauele II Gallery, sets up his home, a restaurant and a wine shop on the corner looking towards Piazza Duomo. Campari
1877/12/30 Giuseppe Mengoni Died While making the final inspection of the triumphal arch (begun 1870), one day before completion, Giuseppe Mengoni falls off the scaffolding to his death.

Places

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Cracco Ristorante in Milano
Il Camparino in Galleria

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Particulars for Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II:
Area of Significance Architecture
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Business
Area of Significance Engineering
Building attibute Iron and Glass
Building Use Shopping Arcade



Creative Works »

WorkTypeAsNotedInCreatorNote
A Fight in the Arcade Painting Umberto Boccioni "A Fight in the Arcade" depicts an altercation in front of a cafe at the Vittorio Emanuele Gallery in Milan.

Activities »

Activity
Activity Category Shopping

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