Galleria
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Galleria or The Galleria, is a common name for a shopping mall
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...

, ultimately deriving from the 19th-century Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a double arcade in the center of Milan, Italy. The structure is formed by two glass-vaulted arcades intersecting in an octagon covering the street connecting Piazza del Duomo to Piazza della Scala....

 in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

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Australia

  • Centro Galleria
    Centro Galleria
    Centro Galleria is a super-regional shopping centre located in Morley, Western Australia, about northeast of Perth's central business district. The Galleria is the second largest retail centre in Perth...

     - Morley, Western Australia
  • Galleria Shopping Centre - Melbourne, Victoria

Canada

  • Galleria Shopping Centre, Toronto
    Toronto
    Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

    , Ontario
    Ontario
    Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

  • Galleria Mall, London, Ontario
    London, Ontario
    London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...

  • Galleria Supermarket, Thornhill, Ontario
    Thornhill, Ontario
    Thornhill is a community in the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the northern border of the city of Toronto. Once a municipal village, Thornhill is now a community and postal designation geographically split into two municipalities along Yonge Street, the city of...


Italy

  • Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
    Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
    The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a double arcade in the center of Milan, Italy. The structure is formed by two glass-vaulted arcades intersecting in an octagon covering the street connecting Piazza del Duomo to Piazza della Scala....

     - Milan
  • Galleria Subalpina - Turin
  • Galleria Umberto I - Naples

Japan

  • Galleria of Tokyo Midtown - Akasaka
    Akasaka, Tokyo
    is a residential and commercial district of Minato, Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of the Roppongi nightlife district....

    , Minato
    Minato, Tokyo
    is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...

    , Tokyo
    Tokyo
    , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...


Korea

Galleria Department Store
Galleria Department Store
Galleria Department Store is a South Korean department store franchise owned by Hanwha Group of South Korea. It has 8 branches throughout the country...

 and Aekgyoung Department Store are upscale department stores located throughout South Korea

Turkey

  • Diyar Galleria, Diyarbakır
    Diyarbakır
    Diyarbakır is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey...

  • Galleria Adana, Adana
    Adana
    Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...

  • Galleria Ankara, Ankara
    Ankara
    Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

  • Çiçek Pasajı
    Çiçek Pasaji
    Çiçek Pasajı , originally called the Cité de Péra, is a famous historic passage on İstiklal Avenue in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey...

    , Istanbul
  • Galleria Ataköy
    Galleria Ataköy
    Galleria Ataköy, the first modern shopping mall in Turkey, is situated in the western suburb of Ataköy, Istanbul. It was built following the recommendation of then Prime Minister Turgut Özal, who was inspired by the shopping mall Houston Galleria in Houston, Texas, USA...

    , Istanbul

United Kingdom

  • The Galleria, Hatfield - Hatfield, Hertfordshire
  • Hay's Galleria
    Hay's Galleria
    Hay's Galleria is a major riverside tourist attraction on the Jubilee Walk in the London Borough of Southwark situated on the south bank of the River Thames.-Wharf:...

     - Bankside, London

United States (by state)

  • Riverchase Galleria
    Riverchase Galleria
    Riverchase Galleria, locally known as The Galleria, is a large super–regional shopping mall in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover, Alabama. It is the 25th largest shopping mall in the United States...

     - Birmingham, Alabama
  • Galleria at Tyler
    Galleria at Tyler
    The Galleria at Tyler, formerly known as the Tyler Mall, is a regional shopping mall located in Riverside, California, United States. Initially a single story facility, with three two-story anchor tenants, the mall was renovated in 1991 to add a second level and a fourth anchor tenant, Nordstrom...

     - Riverside, California
  • Glendale Galleria
    Glendale Galleria
    The Glendale Galleria is a large three-story regional shopping mall located in downtown Glendale, California and is the second largest mall in Los Angeles County.- History :...

     - Glendale, California
  • Sherman Oaks Galleria
    Sherman Oaks Galleria
    Sherman Oaks Galleria is a shopping mall and business center located in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States, at the corner of Ventura and Sepulveda Boulevards in the San Fernando Valley....

     - Sherman Oaks, California: Outdoor Mall, but formerly enclosed
  • South Bay Galleria
    South Bay Galleria
    South Bay Galleria, formerly named Galleria at South Bay, is a mall in Redondo Beach outside of Los Angeles, California. It is anchored by Macy's, Kohl's and Nordstrom, as well as a 16-screen AMC Theatres multiplex.-History:...

     - Redondo Beach, California
  • Westfield Galleria at Roseville
    Westfield Galleria at Roseville
    Westfield Galleria at Roseville is an upscale shopping mall in Roseville, California, United States. Owned by the Westfield Group, it is located at the corner of Galleria Boulevard and Roseville Parkway at the junction of State Route 65 and Interstate 80.-History:An early plan considering building...

     - Roseville, California
  • The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale
    The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale
    The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale is an upscale shopping mall in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was originally the Sunrise Center, an open-air shopping mall constructed in 1954, but was demolished and rebuilt as an enclosed mall...

    , Florida
  • Cobb Galleria
    Cobb Galleria
    Cobb Galleria is a large office park with six skyscrapers located in the Cumberland/Vinings district of Cobb in the U.S. state of Georgia and sandwiched between Marietta, Smyrna, Sandy Springs, and Atlanta...

     - Atlanta, Georgia
  • Galleria Riverside (formerly Peachtree Mall) - Columbus, Georgia
  • Galleria Center
    Galleria Center
    The Algonquin Galleria Center is an outdoor shopping mall under construction at the southeast corner of Randall Road and County Line Road in Algonquin, Illinois. Plans are for of space with potentially 150 stores and restaurants set over...

     - Algonquin, Illinois: Outdoor Mall
  • CambridgeSide Galleria
    CambridgeSide Galleria
    The CambridgeSide Galleria is a mall located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that opened in 1990. The original anchor stores were Sears, Filene's and Lechmere. Lechmere closed in 1997 and it was divided into what is now Best Buy and Borders, with a portion later used by Filene's for their housewares...

     - Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Silver City Galleria
    Silver City Galleria
    The Silver City Galleria is an enclosed, two-level, super-regional mall located off Route 24 and Route 140 in East Taunton, Massachusetts. It covers a leasable area of over 1 million sq ft, and serves multiple cities in the region including: Taunton, Brockton, New Bedford, and Fall River.The mall's...

     - Taunton, Massachusetts
  • Saint Louis Galleria - St. Louis, Missouri
  • Galleria at Sunset
    Galleria at Sunset
    Galleria at Sunset in Henderson, Nevada, is the only enclosed shopping mall in Henderson and one of the largest malls in the state of Nevada. It is located at 1300 West Sunset Road.-Overview:...

     - Henderson, Nevada
  • Galleria Edina - Edina, Minnesota
    Edina, Minnesota
    Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and a first-ring suburb situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis. Edina began as a small farming and milling community in the 1860s. The population was 47,941 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

  • Galleria at Crystal Run
    Galleria at Crystal Run
    The Galleria at Crystal Run is a shopping mall in Wallkill, New York and is the second largest mall in New York's Hudson Valley region. The mall, which opened in 1992, has an area of 1,100,000 square feet with two floors and 250 shops and restaurants as well as a 16-screen AMC Theatres .The mall...

     - Walkill, New York
  • Galleria at White Plains
    Galleria at White Plains
    The Galleria at White Plains is a large enclosed urban shopping mall located in the downtown area of White Plains, New York, a commercial and residential suburb north of New York City....

     - White Plains, New York
  • Poughkeepsie Galleria
    Poughkeepsie Galleria
    The Poughkeepsie Galleria is a shopping mall on U.S. 9 in the Town of Poughkeepsie, New York, not far from Wappingers Falls, and is the biggest mall in New York's Hudson Valley region. The mall, which opened in 1987 after much controversy regarding its construction, has an area of with two floors...

     -- Poughkeepsie, New York
  • Walden Galleria
    Walden Galleria
    Walden Galleria is an enclosed shopping mall located in the town of Cheektowaga, New York. Walden Galleria comprises more than of retail space, with 250 stores on two levels, including a food court and a movie theater. Anchor stores include Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods, DSW Shoe Warehouse,...

     - Cheektowaga, New York
  • The Galleria at Erieview
    The Galleria at Erieview
    The Galleria at Erieview is a two floor shopping mall that opened in 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, on the east side of the city's downtown. It is adjacent to the Erieview Tower, a 40-story office building. The Galleria is a few blocks away from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.- History :The concept...

     - Cleveland, Ohio
  • The Johnstown Galleria
    The Johnstown Galleria
    The Johnstown Galleria is a two-level, enclosed super-regional shopping mall in Richland Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, southeast of the city of Johnstown. Opened in 1992, the mall includes The Bon-Ton, Boscov's, J.C. Penney, Sears and Shoe Dept...

     - Johnstown, Pennsylvania
    Johnstown, Pennsylvania
    Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...

  • York Galleria, York, Pennsylvania
    York, Pennsylvania
    York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...

  • Cool Springs Galleria
    Cool Springs Galleria
    CoolSprings Galleria is an enclosed regional shopping mall in the Cool Springs commercial and residential corridor between Franklin and Brentwood, Tennessee, south of Nashville. The mall opened in 1991, and has 5 department stores and over 165 stores on two floors totaling , including the 500-seat...

     - Franklin, Tennessee
  • Wolfchase Galleria
    Wolfchase Galleria
    Wolfchase Galleria is a regional shopping mall in northeast Memphis, Tennessee owned by Simon Malls. Also known as 'Wolfchase' or 'The Wolfchase Mall', it is located only a few blocks from the city limits of Bartlett, Tennessee at the intersection of Germantown Parkway and Interstate 40...

     - Memphis, Tennessee
  • Galleria Dallas
    Galleria Dallas
    The Galleria Dallas, an upscale shopping mall and mixed-use development located in north Dallas, Texas , was developed by long time owner Hines Interests in 1982. The mall is modeled after a similar Hines development, the Houston Galleria, which opened in 1970...

     - Dallas, Texas
  • The Galleria (Houston, Texas)
  • Tysons Galleria
    Tysons Galleria
    Tysons Galleria is an upscale three-level super-regional mall owned by General Growth Properties located at 2001 International Drive, McLean, Virginia, in Tysons Corner.-History:...

     - Tysons Corner, Virginia

In fiction

  • Galleria Mall, a fictional mall in the Terminator
    Terminator (franchise)
    The Terminator series is a science fiction franchise encompassing a series of films and other media concerning battles between Skynet's artificially intelligent machine network, and John Connor's Resistance forces and the rest of the human race....

     movies

Other uses

  • Galleria, a snout moth genus containing only the Greater Wax Moth (G. mellonella)
  • Galleria degli Uffizi art gallery, Florence, Italy
  • Galleria Kunstfestival
    Galleria Kunstfestival
    Galleria Artfestival is an artist-run initiative, run by visual artists to present their and others projects. This might approximate a traditional art gallery space in appearance or function, or it may take a markedly different approach, limited only by the artists themselves.Workshops, social...

     art festival, Norway
  • The Galleria (Portland, Oregon), United States, a mixed-use building (and former shopping mall)
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