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Gallery Vittorio Emanuele in Milan

Duomo Milano

The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is considered with all rights Milan’s drawing room.

The gallery consists of a covered passage, very elegant, which connects Piazza della Scala, seat of the famous Opera theatre, and the municipality (inside Palazzo Marino), with the Dome.

The Galleries were designed by Menegoni and realised in the 19th century. At present, the galleries host inside numerous luxury shops, seat of the international fashion mark Prada, various fast-food chains and expensive restaurants.

There are also numerous exhibitions, manifestations and public meetings taking place here every week with a rich calendar.

On the lateral floor under the main dome, a Bull, symbol of the city, is represented.

Tradition has it that the visitor must turn on himself leaning his right heel on the bulls’ genitals, something which will bring him good luck.

Right in the middle, on the floor paved with mosaics, the symbol of the Savoy family is represented, surrounded by the symbols of all the past Italian capitals: Milan, Rome, Turin and Florence.

For the construction of the gallery a thousand workers were necessary, for a total seven hundred thousand work days! A real work of art open to visitors.

 

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