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April 25, 2008
The Milan Galleria
So also on the Piazza del Duomo in MIlano is a temple to commerce, the Galleria. Much as I love this space - the first covered mall in modern history (though the ancient Romans did it much earlier) the art historian in me flashes to Boccioni's Riot in the Galleria, one of the great Futurist paintings lusting for modernity through violence, the kind of lust that got him killed in a training accident in WWI. Still, the Galleria is an amazing spatial experience. And Boccioni was a first rate artist.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at April 25, 2008 2:42 AM
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For modern covered shopping malls, don't forget Providence's own Arcade, built in 1828!
http://www.quahog.org/attractions/index.php?id=1
.....I had no idea! Neat! --MCT
Posted by: David Nishimura at April 25, 2008 6:23 PM