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Galleria Umberto
Galleria Umberto I is a public shopping gallery in Naples, southern Italy. It is located directly across from the Teatro di San Carlo, San Carlo opera house. It was built between 1887–1890, 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 in the Stile Umbertino by Emanuele Rocco, who employed modern architectural elements reminiscent of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. The Galleria was named after Umberto I, King of Italy at the time of construction. It was meant to combine businesses, shops, cafés 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 Carl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuele Rocco
Emanuele is the Italian form of Manuel (name), Manuel. People with the name include: * Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia (1915–1944), Italian aviator * Emanuele Basile (1949–1980), captain of Carabinieri * Emanuele Belardi (born 1977), Italian football player * Emanuele Calaiò (born 1982), Italian football player * Emanuele Canonica (born 1971), Italian professional golfer * Emanuele Chiapasco (1930–2021), Italian baseball player and entrepreneur * Emanuele Crialese (born 1965), Italian film screenwriter and director * Emanuele d'Astorga (1681–1736), Italian composer * Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta (1869–1931), eldest son of Amadeo I of Spain * Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont (born 1972), member of the House of Savoy * Emanuele Filippini (born 1973), Italian football player * Emanuele Gianturco (1857–1907), Italian legal scholar and politician * Emanuele Idini (born 1970), retired freestyle swimmer * Emanuele Luzzati (1921–2007), Italian painter, pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |