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Piazza San Carlo, via Roma, Egyptian Museum

Here the "vasche" (lengths) take place, a Turinese "sport" that every Saturday afternoon puts the many youths who engage in the "struscio" (Sunday strolling) - along via Roma, Piazza San Carlo and via Lagrange, in competition with each other.
Are they the testimonials of the slogan "Turin is always on the move"?

PALAZZO CARIGNANO E MUSEO DEL RISORGIMENTO ITALIANO (THE ITALIAN RESURGENCE MUSEUM) Symbol of Turinese baroque for the curvilinear facade designed by Guarini, it conserves splendid late seventeenth century architectures (the Mezzogiorno and Mezzanotte apartments) and restored rooms previously belonging to the Savoy (Carlo Alberto's study, the bed on which Vittorio Emanuele II was born...). The facade overlooking piazza Carlo Alberto was designed by Bollati and Ferri, who restored it when it was to be destined as headquarters of the Sub - Alpine Parliament (the first after Italy's unification). From here the entrance to the Museum that since 1878 illustrates the history of Italy's unification, conserves Cavour's study and many original documents that belonged to Garibaldi. Remember to visit the premises of the Sub Alpine Parliament, subsequently Italian Parliament. Opening hours:Tue-Sun 9-19. Via Accademia delle Scienze, 5 tel. 011/5621147	PIAZZA SAN CARLO Not just the "salon" of the city - indeed many prestigious literary cafes flourished here - but also the "piazza reale", originally given this name for its structure similar to that of the famous and elegant "places royales" of Enrico IV. Built in the seventeenth century by Carlo di Castellamonte and redesigned by Benedetto Alfieri around the middle of the eighteenth century, has always hosted official events. Palazzo Solaro del Borgo, at n.183, maintains the marks of the original project. At the centre the monument to Emanuele Filiberto, "caval'd brôns" (bronze horse), "signed" Carlo Marocchetti.	MUSEO EGIZIO (EGYPTIAN MUSEUM) Situated within the "Accademia delle Scienze" (Science Academy) building, it is second most important in the world (the first being the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, naturally). The collection boasts important relics from the Queen Valley: wall paintings, sarcophagi, mummies, objects belonging to the funerary tradition and others of daily use, papyruses and jewels... To have a really complete picture of the ancient civilisation with relics dating back to 3.500 b. C. Opening hours: Tue-Sun 8.30-19.30 Via Accademia delle Scienze, 6 tel. 011/5617776
SANTA CRISTINA CHURCH The church is dedicated to Maria Cristina of France. Filippo Juvarra (1715-18) designed the double order sinuous facade and the oval window. Piazza San Carlo		SAN CARLO BORROMEO CHURCH Built on behalf of Duke Carlo Emanuele I in honour of Milan's archbishop whom he'd met in his youth. The principal altar dates back to 1653, whilst the facade was built by Ferdinando Caronesi in 1834 along the model of the adjacent S. Cristina church. Piazza San Carlo
PALAZZO BRICHERASIO Headquarters of the Bricherasio Foundation, it hosts many temporary exhibitions. It will no doubt pleasantly surprise you... Via Lagrange, 20 tel. 011/5711811	PIAZZA CARLO ALBERTO The imposing rear facade of the first Italian Parliament overlooks the area once occupied by Palace Carignano's garden. At the centre, the equestrian monument to Carlo Alberto created by Marocchetti.	NATIONAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Its majestic facade is all that remains of the ancient stables annexed to the Carignano palace. Founded in 1723, it preserves a significant bibliographic patrimony: 1,000,000 titles, among which 1,602 incunaboli,10,063 books published in the sixteenth century and 29,000 manuscripts. Piazza Carlo Alberto, 3 tel.011/8101111
TEATRO CARIGNANO The gold "trincotto" - here people used to play real tennis - began as a theatre for acrobats, equilibrists and puppets.Having an eighteenth century theatrical structure, it boasts a wealth of red velvets, stuccoes and carved wood. Piazza Carignano, 5	VIA ROMA Once called "Contrada Nuova" (New quarter), it followed the seventeenth century project by Castellamonte. Via Roma was rebuilt around the 1930s along the lines of an "eighteenth century" style design. The buildings offer an interesting example of rationalistic architecture. We recommend the art-déco interiors of the Lux cinema in Gallery San Federico.	PIAZZA CARLO FELICE Walking along via Roma, you'll end up in this square, right in front of Porta Nuova. Its design began in 1822 within the project extending the city southwards. The entrance onto via Roma is inspired by neo-classical architecture whilst the buildings by eclecticism with some traits recalling the Tuscan art of the XV century. Many important Celebrities have left a mark: from Promis, who designed the square, and Deschamps, who designed the central garden in 1861, to Pavese,who committed suicide within the hotel Roma, and Luzzati, who chose the square as setting for his nativity.