Built in Naples between 1887 and 1890. It is dedicated to Umberto I of Italy, as a tribute to the King and in memory of his generous presence during the cholera epidemic of 1884, which showed the need for a “Restoration” of the city. Designed with the intention of being a monumental work itself, like the others surrounding it (Maschio Angioino, Real Teatro San Carlo, Palazzo Reale, basilica of San Francesco Di Paola) the Umberto I gallery, since its construction, became a fundamental commercial center of the city, thanks also to the location which sees it surrounded by the streets of the struscio such as via Toledo, via Santa Brigida and the not far away via Medina.
Maps: Galleria Umberto I, Via Santa Brigida, 68, 80132 Naples NA
