Turin - Mole Antonelliana

From Piazza Castello the arcaded Via Po runs southeast, passing close to the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti (collection of pictures), to the Piazza Vittorio Veneto, a square in Neo- Classical style on the banks of the Po (1830). A short distance north of Via Po, in the Via Montebello, rises the huge Mole Antonelliana, begun by Alessandro Antonelli in 1863 as a synagogue, with a tall spire added in 1878-80 (167m/551ft high, with a lift to 85m/281ft; fine views from the top). To the east is the massive building of the University (1968).

Inside the Mole Antonelliana is the National Museum of Cinema, with collections related to the history of photography and cinema.