Turin: blue bag in Galleria San Federico

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Galleria San Federico

- In 1931 Thaon Revel, mayor of Turin at the time, proposed the construction of the majestic Galleria San Federico as part of the considerable renovation project of Via Roma and the surrounding area. The Galleria would restructure the previous Galleria Natta and aimed to create a new commercial area in the heart of the city.

Works began in 1932 under the supervision of architect Federico Canova and engineer Vittorio Bonadè Bottino. The Galleria was to offer ample space for shops, local offices, and a new cinema.

The first office to open in the Galleria was the historic seat of Turin’s newspaper La Stampa. Since then, Galleria San Federico has been home to many prestigious shops and offices including, until 2000, the headquarters of Turin’s world-famous football club Juventus FC.

One of the Galleria’s most notable institutions is one of the oldest cinemas of Turin: Cinema Lux, as it finally came to be known. Designed by Eugenio Corte and Giovanni Canova, it officially opened on March 31, 1934 and its 1,573 seats made it the largest and most modern cinema at the time. Originally called Cinema Rex, the name was changed to Cinema Dux in 1942, during Mussolini’s reign, and finally to Cinema Lux in 1945.

Today, Galleria San Federico, with its T-shape design and large central dome, is an outstanding example of a cielo-terra (sky-earth) building as well as of that eclectic style found in all major cities of Italy and Europe.

Galleria San Federico continues to be a landmark celebrated and appreciated by locals as well as visitors. Its design allows access from the three surrounding streets, Via Roma, Via Bertola, and Via Santa Teresa, so if you happen to take a stroll in Turin’s beautiful city centre, spare some time for a walk through time in the Galleria San Federico: its central dome and typical European architectural elements are still as full of charm today as they were in 1933.

- Galleria San Federico in Turijn is een winkelcentrum uit de jaren 30 van de vorige eeuw met een 19de eeuwse uitstraling. De Galleria ligt parallel aan de Via Roma tussen de Via Santa Teresa en Via Bertola in het centrum van Turijn. Hier vind je naast kleine en ouderwetse, typisch Torinese winkels ook moderne winkels.

De diversiteit aan winkels maakt het leuk door deze groot en ruim opgezette Galleria te wandelen. Mode keten Marlboro Classics heeft er een grote vestiging. Je vind er juweliers en verder zijn er kantoren (waaronder van de krant La Stampa en van voetbalclub Juventus) en er is een bioscoop (Cinema Rex/Lux).

Twee andere bekende Gallerieën in Turijn zijn Galleria Subalpina en Galleria Umberto I. De bouwstijl sluit aan bij soortgelijke winkelgalerijen elders in Europa.

Taken in: Italia / Piemonte / Torino (show map)

Taken on: August 7, 2015

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