Galleria Umberto I
Galleria Umberto I is a public shopping gallery in Naples, southern Italy. It is located directly across from the San Carlo opera house. It was built between 1887–1891, and was the cornerstone in the decades-long rebuilding of Naples — called the risanamento (lit. "making healthy again") — that lasted until World War I. It was designed by Emanuele Rocco, who employed modern architectural elements reminiscent of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. The Galleria was named for Umberto I, King of Italy at the time of construction. It was meant to combine businesses, shops, cafes and social life — public space — with private space in the apartments on the third floor.The Galleria is a high and spacious cross-shaped structure, surmounted by a glass dome braced by 16 metal ribs. Of the four iron and glass-vaulted wings, one fronts on via Toledo (via Roma), still the main downtown thoroughfare, and another opens onto the San Carlo Theater. It has returned to being an active center of Neapolitan civic life after years of decay. The building is part of the UNESCO listing of the Historic Centre of Naples as a World Heritage Site.The Galleria Umberto is the setting for The Gallery (1947) by the American writer John Horne Burns (1916–1953) based on his experiences as an American soldier in Naples shortly after the liberation of the city.
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Main Entrance to the Galleria Umberto I in Naples.
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Comments
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Being indoors while being outdoors? Yes please! Went here due to a rainy evening and had a great time with some nice stores, Christmas decorations and some really good coffee and drinks. A perfect place to get away from the bad weather without being cramped. It is a very beautiful place I'd be more than happy to visit again.
4 weeks ago -
Awesome views! The opera house across the street, so much to see over here. Really beautiful. Cops have it monitored so if you venture off, keep your wallet in a safe place. Pickpockets in stores, restaurants, in the malls. Just be mindfull and your good. The architecture is wonderful.
a week ago -
Best Restaurant we visited in our trip in Italy . Lovely People so generous. They left us with a safe feeling and give us tips to avoid the scams. They let us discover local dishes and many different flavors. For a very cheap Price. Good People With lots of Respect ❤️🔥🇮🇹
3 months ago -
This beautiful ‘Galleria’ was built in the same years in which, in Paris, Gustave Eiffel built the famous Eiffel Tower (between 1887 and 1890). The beauty and complexity of the structure of Galleria Umberto I has nothing to envy to the French star.
a month ago -
Very beautiful gallery. Amazing mosaics on the floors and stained glass on the ceiling
3 days ago -
The architecture and stores are exceptional. Wide corridors allow easy access even with the crowds. The Galleria allow street merchants inside which leads to pestering to buy their trinkets; homeless camps were also allowed in which takes away from the experience. I know merchants and homeless need to go somewhere but takes away from the overall appearance of the Galleria Umberto
2 weeks ago -
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