Turin Tourist Attractions
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Turin, capital of the north Italian region of Piedmont and the province of the same name, lies on the left bank of the Po in a fertile plain, at the confluence of the Rivers Dora Riparia and Po.The regularity of the city's layout is an inheritance from Roman times; its present aspect was largely shaped by the architects of the Baroque period, chief among whom were Guarino Guarini (1624-83) of Modena and the Sicilian Filippo Juvarra (1678-1736). Many of the long straight streets of Turin are lined with arcades.
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Via Roma
The main traffic artery of the city center is the monumental Via Roma, with uniform modern stone facades and arcades, which runs from Piazza Castello to the main station. At the near end, on the right, is the Torre (1934), an office building 87m/286ft high.
Piazza San Carlo
The Piazza San Carlo, a symmetrically designed square half way along, was laid out in 1638. On the south side are the church of Santa Cristina (1637: to the east), with a facade by Juvarra (1718), and the church of San Carlo (1619), with a facade in similar style (1836). In the center of the square stands an imposing equestrian statue of Duke Emmanuel Philibert (1838).
Central Station
At the south end of Via Roma lies the Piazza Carlo Felice, with the Central Station (Stazione di Porta Nuova).
Galleria d'Arte Moderna
The Galleria d'Arte Moderna (1942), is one of the finest collections of modern art in Italy. Here can be seen pictures by the Italian artists Modigliani, De Chirico, Carrà, De Pisis and Guttuso, as well as by foreign artists such as Renoir, Utrillo, Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Chagall and others.
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