Turin - 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).