Galleria Umberto I

Galleria Umberto I is a 19th-century public shopping gallery in Naples, Italy, located directly across from the San Carlo opera house. serves as both a commercial and social hub, housing shops, cafés, and businesses alongside private apartments on its upper floors. It features an impressive glass dome, intricate ironwork and and ornate mosaic floors that exemplify 19th-century design.

Named after King Umberto I of Italy, the Galleria serves as both a commercial and social hub, housing shops, cafés, and businesses alongside private apartments on its upper floors. The structure, cross-shaped in design, features a striking glass dome supported by 16 metal ribs, symbolizing both innovation and grandeur. Of its four iron and glass-vaulted wings, one opens onto Via Toledo, a bustling main thoroughfare, while another faces the San Carlo Theatre.

After years of decline, the Galleria has regained its place as a vibrant center of Neapolitan civic life. It is recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Historic Centre of Naples, celebrated for its architectural significance and cultural legacy.