Galleria Alberto Sordi, until 2003 Galleria Colonna, is a shopping arcade in

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named after the actor

Alberto Sordi Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, director and screenwriter. Early life Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician and the last of five children, Sordi was named in hon ...

. It was designed in the early 1900s by the architect Dario Carbone and constructed on the

Via del Corso The Via del Corso is a main street in the historical centre of Rome. It is straight in an area otherwise characterized by narrow meandering alleys and small piazzas. Considered a wide street in ancient times, the Corso is approximately 10 metres w ...

as Galleria Colonna (named after the homonymous square which stands across the Via del Corso). It was built on the site of Palazzo Piombino and inaugurated on October 20 1922, but was only completely finished in 1940 under the direction of architect Giorgio Calza Bini. The building is constructed in the

Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...

style. In 2003, following an accurate restoration, the then Mayor

Walter Veltroni Walter Veltroni (; born 3 July 1955) is an Italian writer, film director, journalist, and politician, who served as the first leader of the Democratic Party within the centre-left opposition, until his resignation on 17 February 2009. He serve ...

decided to rename the Galleria after the popular Roman actor

, deceased that year, as Sordi had started his career in a theatre, Teatro Galleria, which was part of the building. The restored gallery was re-inaugurated with its new name on 30 October 2003. File:Galleria Alberto Sordi (Rome 0)..jpg, Galleria Alberto Sordi (Rome) File:Galleria Alberto Sordi (Rome 1).jpg, Galleria Alberto Sordi (Rome) File:Galleria Alberto Sordi (Rome 2)..jpg, Galleria Alberto Sordi (Rome) File:Galleria Alberto Sordi, Roma, 2012-04-04.JPG, Galleria Alberto Sordi (Rome) File:Galleria Alberto Sordi (Rome 3)..jpg, Galleria Alberto Sordi (Rome) File:Galleria Alberto Sordi (Rome 4)..jpg, Galleria Alberto Sordi (Rome) File:Galleria Alberto Sordi (Rome 5)..jpg, Galleria Alberto Sordi (Rome) File:Galleria Alberto Sordi 2013-09-16.jpg, Galleria Alberto Sordi (Rome)

References

External links

Official website
Buildings and structures in Rome Shopping centres in Italy Shopping arcades in Italy Shopping malls established in 1922 Art Nouveau architecture in Italy Art Nouveau retail buildings Rome R. III Colonna {{Lazio-geo-stub