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| | MILAN - LoveToKnow Article on MILAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) |
 | | Leading east-north-east from the Piazza del Duomo, the centre of Milanese traffic, especially of electric trams, is the Corso Vittorio Emanuele. |
 | | Connecting the piazza with the neighboring Piazza della Scala is the famous Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, a great arcade in the form of a Latin cross, with an octagon in the centre, crowned at the height of 160 ft. with a glass cupola; it is roofed with glass throughout, and is 320 yds. |
 | | It has splendid faades at each end, and was constructed in 1865-1867 at the cost of 320,000; it is the finest of its kind in Europe. |
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