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Pinacoteca Ambrosiana vs Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Both Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and Ambrosiana Library & Picture Gallery are rated highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II ranks significantly better than Ambrosiana Library & Picture Gallery. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II comes in at #2 in Milan with recommendations from 8 publications including Frommer's, Michelin Guide and Afar Magazine.
Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
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Piazza Pio XI, 2, 20123 Milan
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Fodor's
"A wealth of charmingly idiosyncratic items on display include 18th-century scientific instruments and gloves worn by Napoleon at Waterloo."
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Frommer's
"Much to the appreciation of art lovers who waited through the late 1990s for the museum to reopen, this exquisite collection is housed in newly restored galleries."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Europe’s first public library, built in 1609, the Biblioteca Ambrosiana was more a symbol of intellectual ferment than quiet scholarship."
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Time Out
"Founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, this 400-year-old project began life as one of the first ever public libraries."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The palace of Cardinal Federico Borromeo has one of the world's richest libraries, and an art gallery founded on the collections of the Cardinal."
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Plus a fascinating Basket of Fruit Still Life by Caravaggio.
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
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Piazza del Duomo, Milan
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Fodor's
"This spectacular, late-19th-century glass-topped, Belle Époque, barrel-vaulted tunnel is essentially one of the planet's earliest and most select shopping malls."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"So much more than a shopping arcade, the neoclassical Galleria Vittorio Emanuele is a soaring iron-and-glass structure known locally as il salotto bueno, the city's fine drawing room."
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Time Out
"The magnificent Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II isn't known as il salotto di Milano (Milan's living room) for nothing."
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Let's Go
"Marble inlay floors leading to one Gucci, a Versace, and two Pradas seperated for men and women. "
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Travel + Leisure
"Opened in 1867 and recently refurbished thanks to grants from fashion houses Prada and Versace, the Galleria is famous for being one of the world's oldest shopping malls."
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