[»] Umberto galerija (Neapolyje)
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Naples, Umberto I Gallery and old town centre (video) http://video.placesonline.com/detail.asp?id=142 Description: At the discovery of the elegant Naples through the 17th century old Umberto I Gallery, the wonderful Royal Saint Charles Theatre and the popular Plebiscito Square
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decoration… From the Gallery we can approach “Theatre Margherita” below, knows for its circular umbrella-vault , all decorated. symbolic place of the “beautiful epoque”, today unfortunately badly conserved for recent modernizations.
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GALLERIA UMBERTO I. In front of the Theatre there is the main facade of the Umberto Gallery built up between 1887 and 1900. Typical building of the "Umbertina" age, the Gallery of Naples is among the buildings of the sort, one of the more imposing and important in Italy for the breath and the maesty of the transparent architecture made of iron and glass. The vault (cupola),of Paul Bo is high m 57 and set up on one octagon of m 36. The walls and the arcades are enriched by one of the most fine
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important pictorial School. Let’s go to Piazza Trieste e Trento.
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In the 13th century the Anjou occupied the city, and with them the city became a cultural center. Bocaccio spent his youth in this city, where he fell in love with Fiammetta (some authors think she could be the king’s daughter). Petrarca also spent some years in Naples . In 1442 the city was conquered by the Catalan-Aragonese crown, in 1516 the Spanish king Charles V inherited the city and since then Naples was part of the Spanish Crown. During this period Caravaggio’s followers developed an
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Let’s get inside the Gallery..
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We’ll now get in this Gallery, called The Umberto Gallery. It was inaugurated in the 19th century. It has the traditional Greek cross form and the glass dome. In the Gallery you’ll find many shops and some bars. Let’s learn something about the history of this beautiful city. During the Roman domination this was an Emperor Summer holiday destination (I am sure they appreciated the beauty of its bay). In the 6th century the city became an independent duchy after being conquered by the Byzanthines
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Detail of the glass roof of Galleria Umberto I, a 19th century public gallery in Naples, Italy
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UMBERTO GALLERY. via San Carlo. Just to the north of Piazza Plebiscito, facing a second small square, the Piazza Trieste e Trento, is the belle-époque-style Umberto Gallery, a shopping arcade dating to 1887 which is made of four wings radiating like a cross from its core (if you have been to Milan, the Umberto Gallery is similar to the Galleria there). Wander in to admire the handsome mosaic floor and the ornate, glass-domed ceiling which soars over 50 meters.
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Stock Photo - The Entrance Of Galleria Umberto Shopping Arcade, Naples, Campania, Italy
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