Turin - 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.
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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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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
Central Station
At the south end of Via Roma lies the Piazza Carlo Felice, with the Central Station (Stazione di Porta Nuova).
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).
