Galleria Umberto IShopping Arcade in Iron & Glass
Via San Carlo
Napoli,
80133
Neighborhood: San Ferdinando
Nearest Train: Funicolare Centrale: AugusteoPhone: +39 081 405 311
Fax: +39 081 401 961
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Galleria Umberto I is the second gallery in Naples and the busiest. It was built during urban renewal following a cholera epidemic and the legge speciale of 1885. The project was done by engineer Emanuele Rocco, and then modified by Ernest Di Mauro and Antonio Curri. In 1890, the Salone Margherita (destined to become the famous singing café) and the Galleria were inaugurated. The architecture joins the new Renaissance facade with beautiful glass and iron roofing.