Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan

#eurotrip - A VIsit To The Galleria Shopping Arcade : Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II Location : P.za del Duomo, 20123 Milano MI, Italy Operating Hours : 24 Hours Style : Renaissance Revival architecture Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a four storey 19th-century glass-vaulted dome, double shopping arcade in the heart of town, designed by well known architect Giuseppe Mengoni and is a must visit when you are in Milan. It is incidentally also Italy's oldest active shopping gallery and a major landmark of Milan in Italy. The Galleria is located between two of the main monuments in Milan : il Duomo and the Teatro alla Scala and is named after the first king of the Kingdom of Italy : Victor Emmanuel II. It is a magnificant mall filled with luxury high end boutiques like Prada, Fendi, Gucci and Louis Vuitton etc and is beautifully embellished with mosaics and caryatids around the various windows and balconies. The arcade is always crowded with sightseeing tourists from around the world who flock here to enjoy the atmosphere that this lively mall brings. Yup, you don't necessarily need to spend there, just pop by and take fabulous instagram worthy shots within the fine architectural masterpiece especially the magnificant glass vaulted dome ceiling ! #urbanexplorer #visitmilan