Via Po, Mole Antonelliana, University
A street where you can find a bit of everything and more: royal porticoes, historical coffee houses, shops and stalls with products from other countries; the entrance to a world that makes you discover a lot of famous buildings such as the Mole (the landmark of Turin) with its Cinema Museum, or the University Campus... |
MOLE ANTONELLIANA AND THE NATIONAL CINEMA MUSEUM The Mole (foto) can be seen from a distance,
then it seems to disappear, but suddenly
there it is, right above you: let yourself be
surprised by the visions of the city's
symbol! If you don't suffer from heights,
take the panoramic lift and, from the steeple
on top of the dome, admire Turin...from
above. |
UNIVERSITY BUILDINGBuilt on commission of Vittorio Amedeo II
in order to link the name of the Savoy
House with culture in the first half of the
18th century by the architect Garove,with
the help of Bertola and Juvarra. Visit the
inner yard: under the open galleries you
will see statues and busts representing
the people who made the university so
renowned. |
PALAZZO NUOVOThe main home of the University's
Humanistic faculties. (foto) |
PALAZZO DEGLI STEMMIBuilt at the beginning of the 18th century,
by order of Vittorio Amedeo II, it was a charitable
home built to remove beggars
from Turin's streets. The coats of arms -
that can be seen on the façade of via Po,
above the arches of the porticoes - belong
to the aristocratic families that financed its construction. | |
SAN FRANCESCO DA PAOLA CHURCHIt was built as a vow by Maria Cristina of
France in order to give an heir to her husband
Vittorio Amedeo I. Started in the
first half of the 17th century, it was consecrated
only in 1730 and then rebuilt several
times. The façade corresponds to
the only part of Via Po without porticoes. |
SANTISSIMA ANNUNZIATA CHURCHRebuilt from a church of the 17th century
and finished in 1930, it is a typical example
of the 19th century neo-baroque
style. In the nearby rooms you can see the
mechanical Nativity, built at the beginning
of the 20th century by P.Canonica,
and composed of more than two hundred
figures: they move thanks to a secondhand
engine from a disused ship.
Really suggestive! |
DECORATIVE ARTS MUSEUM OF THE "PIETRO ACCORSI" FOUNDATIONPietro Accorsi (1891-1982) was the son of
the building caretaker; when he became
a famous antiquarian, he bought the house
and made it the site of a collection of
furniture and objects, in order to recreate
the typical Piedmontese high-class
interiors of the times.Worth a visit, if you
want to live for a few hours in the well-todo
past. There are also interesting temporary
exhibitions. |
RAI PRODUCTION CENTRE AND RADIO AND TELEVISION MUSEUM The building, the Turin branch of RAI
(Broadcasting Corporation), was built in
1968 by Cuzzi, on the ruins of a wing of Palazzo
degli Stemmi, bombed during World
War II. Inside it there is the Radio and Television
Museum; technical equipment,
documents, audio and visual aids that
narrate the history of the media. |  |
KINGKONG MICROPLEXIts name echoes and reminds you of the
multiplex cinemas which have spread
through the city. In spite of its small size,
this cinema has multiplied itself by four,
being at the same time a cinema, a restaurant,
a bar and a meeting centre.
Therefore the food offer, as well as the cultural
one, is very rich. |
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