Piazza Statuto is a large, elongated, arcaded square west of the center of Turin, near Porta Susa: the last of the Risorgimento squares, with elegant neoclassical buildings and a monument that divides Turin residents between reason and...
The original construction dates from the 13th century and was extended and modified during the 14th century. The successive restructuring which was carried out in the 18th century, hid most of the gothic elements. These were later restored in...
The church was built between 1551 and 1582 to the plan of a much older preceding edifice. Further restorations were performed mid 18th century and at the end of the 19th century. The main altar was designed by Carlo Ceppi (1887) and, among the...
This museum was opened by Don Bosco in 1879 within the Valsalice Institute, Turin's Salesian school. Alongside an initial and extensive ornithological collection, acquired for didactic purposes, the museum houses considerable scientific material...
Through documents, objects and instruments, this Archive/Museum represents the "historic memory" of the Italian Company for Gas, founded in 1837 in Turin. The Archives contain over 150 years of gas history, and are an aid to understand the social...
The area was built in 1860 and designed by Barillet - Deschamps. Even today it is a haven of greenery in the city center, characterized by the two large central flower beds surrounded by other ones smaller, its beautiful fountain and the horse...
Piazza Carignano is one of the historic squares in the city of Turin. Located near Piazza Castello, it is bordered by Via Accademia delle Scienze, Via Cesare Battisti and Via Principe Amedeo.
It is completely surrounded by remarkable Baroque...
The Chiesa del Santo Volto was inaugurated in December 2006 and is one of the most modern churches in Turin.
The building was constructed (by using older buildings) in the previously industrial Thorn 3 area of Turin, in Via Valdellatorre...
The Palazzo Saluzzo di Paesana is an eighteenth-century palace, conceived almost as a second royal palace in competition with the Royal Palace of Turin, the Savoy residence. It was designed by the architect Plantery at the beginning of the...
This church is adjacent to the ex-friary of the Barnabites and has a 16th Century façade which was restored in 1702. The church has the form of a basilica with three naves. The decoration on the interior walls is the result of the revived taste...
One of the oldest parochial churches in Turin, it was rebuilt in 1584. Following the plan for the reformation of the city brought about at the end of the 19th century, the church was completely redesigned by Carlo Ceppi who cut short a nave...
The construction is an example of the Neo-Classical style. It was built in the years 1844-53 by Carlo Sada and dedicated to the first bishop of Turin. In the Baptistry built by Cesare Reduzzi, the altarpiece portrays the Natività della Vergine by...
The original building dating back to the 13th century has undergone reconstruction which began in 1608. The present structure is by Bernardo Antonio Vittore assisted by Mario Ludovico Quarini and dates from 1761.
In the interior of the church...
The building of the church and the convent annexe was begun in 1632 to plans attributed to Andrea Costaguta. The interior is built to a rectangular plan with a single nave and six lateral chapels. The construction of the main altar was carried...
Erected in 1930 and composed of four groups of statues representing the four seasons, the monument was commissioned by Mayor Riccardo Cattaneo. It was built according to a design by sculptor Giovanni Riva, thanks also to funding from Minister...
The Roman Theater of Turin is what remains of the theater of ancient Augusta Taurinorum, in the heart of the old town, next to the Cathedral of San Giovanni and inside the Musei Reali complex. It dates from 13 BC and is the only structure of the...
Via Pietro Micca is the arcaded street that cuts diagonally through the old center of Turin, from Piazza Castello to Piazza Solferino. Turin residents call it the "Diagonale": one of the first streets to break the Roman grid, with eclectic...
The monument to Edmondo De Amicis (1846-1908), author of the book *Cuore*, was created by Edoardo Rubino (1871-1954) in 1914 and inaugurated nine years later in Piazza Carlo Felice. The statue of the "Sower of good words" is symbolically placed...
Inside Sambuy garden, in the center of Carlo Felice square, stands the statue of Massimo d'Azeglio (1798-1866), performed by Alfonso Balzico (1825-1901) between 1867 and 1873, presenting a palette on the base, a book and a sword military symbols...