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Artist's Description
The intricate glass ceiling of this building is a masterpiece in itself. The light and space of the building is fascinating, a real architectural gem. Also notice the frescoes on the high stone walls.
Named after Vittorio Emanuele II, the first king of united Italy, it was originally designed in 1861 and built by Giuseppe Mengoni between 1865 and 1877.
Top 10 – Italian Architecture challenge, Dec 09.
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The link to my own website is below:
stephenknowlesphotography.co.uk
A speciality of Milan is the 19th century belle époque-style Galeria Vittorio Emanuele being the oldest shopping mall in the world. The four-story arcade houses shops, cafes and luxury boutiques including Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci; the famous but a bit pricey Ristorante Savini is placed on the second floor.
You can find also a McDonalds that seemed a bit out of place here. There is a special atmosphere due to the glass ceiling and the mosaic floor.
The symbols on the mosaic floor represent the capitals of the Kingdom of Italy in various periods: Milan, Turin, Florence and Rome.
A superstition, reported in every guides, says, the emblem of Turin brings good luck by rotating on it. Just look the others and you will see how it should be done, and remember that the rotation has to be clockwise, because otherwise the good luck becomes bad. It is funny and interesting, but I had never seen any local milanesi rotating there. It seems not to be a local, rather a touristic custom!
Above, the mosaics in the semicircular pedentives under the glass dome represent the “four corners of the earth”: Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. They were originally frescoes, but were replaced in mosaic. The 24 statues in the Gallery represent Italian personalities, such as Leonardo, Michelangelo, Galilei, Volta etc.
Taken with a Nikon D80 and A Sigma 10/20 lens.
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Artwork Comments
brilliant!!
Thankyou for the positive feedback, it’s a real boost.
well done, the b&w makes it unusual which makes it stand out
Thankyou for taking time to comment on my photo, I really appreciate it.
Lovely in B&W, nice capture
Stunning shot! Congratulations on being featured.
Brilliant shot with great angle.
amazing photo and building
Thanks all for your feedback and for taking the time to give it. It’s much appreciated.
This is gorgeous, Im off to Milan next week so will hopefully have time to visit if its central!
Thanks so much for your comment. This is indeed very central, just around off the duomo square. It’s a lovely city & great for people-watching. Enjoy your holiday.
Rachael did you go to Milan and if so what did you think?
This is absolutely stunning. A lot of people don’t see the art in architecture and you captured it perfectly.
Thanks for your comment Cathy.