Milan o My Love Part 2

Have you read my previous blog: Milan o My Love @ Duomo? If you miss it, please have a look at following address:

http://standalonecomplexing.blogspot.com/2007/08/milan-o-my-love-part-1.html
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Here come the Milan o My Love Part 2!

Do you ever heard of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II? It is a shopping complex, with the design of a covered double arcade (2 arcade intersecting in an octagon). It is named after Vittorio Enanuele II, the 1st King who united Italy. This shopping mall is also rumoured to be the oldest shopping complex in the world. Walao!

Well, what is so special about this shopping mall? Well, what i can conclude is that it is very high class (look like very high class, as LV and Prada outlet are there.) and there is a glass dome at the midpoint of the shopping mall. It looks so elegant and beautiful, especially with decoration of glass.

Another landmark, Duomo (2nd largest big Gothic style church in the World), is just beside it, as well as Teatro Alla Scala, an Opera house.

Let enjoy some photos that i took at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and Teatro Alla Scala.

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A Knight Statue in front of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II View 1

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II View 2

As remembrance.

Glass roof - Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II View 3

Night mode - Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II View 4

Prada

LV

Mcd!

Inside Mcd.

Teatro Alla Scala.

Milan o my love Part 1

Have you see the 米兰的小铁匠 youtube video?

If you havn't watch it, please do so. Click here. Then you can have a better understanding of Milan surrounding and atmosphere.

1st Stop:

Duomo at Piazza del Duomo

Do you know that the Duomo, commonly named as Church or Cathedral in Italy, is 1 of the largest Cathedral in the world? It is rumoured to be the 2nd largest Church in Italy, just after St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City?

It is well known with its Gothic and Neoclassicism style of building art. It is very impressive.

It is built from year 1386 and it took more than 2 centuries for the architectures to complete it.

The main sight of its exterior design is a golden statue of Jesus's Mother Maria Madonna. It is 4.2 meters high, and is accompanied by as much as 138 sharp tower. It is said that 1 of towers is as high as 108 meter. Impressive is it?

Now, let see some of the Duomo photographs that i took during my trip to Italy.

Night view

With friends, notice the golden light at the top of Cathedral?

Street view beside Duomo

Day mode

Night mode

Looking forwards to Part 2: Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, a heaven for shopping complex. LV, Prada, Gucci, Zara and other brands that i can't remember...

More about Duomo and Milan:

1. Milan overview
2. Duomo overview
   

Jay Chou: 米兰的小铁匠

米兰的小铁匠 is a song sang by Jay Chou at his album: the 8th Dimension.

Actually, i am writing something about Milan at my other Chinese Blog, but i find out that 米兰的小铁匠 is also describing the actual scene of Milan, so i just include that Youtube Mv at this blog.



Do you see anything special? Do tell me while i am updating this article during weekends.


Hints: Try look carefully the 1st few seconds of the MV till he sang. Look at the building, the street, the people and the surrounding.