Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery

The grandiose Galleria Victor Emanuele II, forming one side of Piazza del Duomo and opening on the other side of Piazza della Scala, was designed by Giuseppe Mengoni and built between 1865 and 1877. At that time it was the largest shopping gallery in Europe with a floating dome. 48 meters above its mosaic floor. Marking the beginning of modern architecture in Italy, today it is a magnificent example of 19th-century industrial iron and glass construction.