Milan
Low angle view of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan Italy, on December 13, 2010, in the evening, lit by blue Christmas lights. Named for King Vittorio Emmanuele II (1820-78), the first monarch to rule a united Italy, the Galleria is a cruciform glass-vaulted arcades which intersects in an octagon, and connects the Piazzas del Duomo and della Scala. It was designed in 1861 by Giuseppe Mengoni (1829-77) and built 1865-77. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13447411
Media ID
45163852
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5616px x 3744px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
