In Piemonte - Piemonte Feel

Piemonte is a territory with extraordinary natural resources, where the passing of centuries has left an indelible mark: an extremely valuable architectural and artistic heritage that goes from Roman remains, through various style, to Liberty and contemporary architecture. In the whole region, both in small artistic towns and in Torino, can be admired palaces, villas, castles, fortresses, royal residences and churches, which are true architectural jewels.

The most precious treasures are, however, baroque: from the circuit of the Savoy Residences to the Sacri Monti (Holy Mountains), many of which declared by Unesco “World Heritage Sites”, to the many palaces and squares of Torino designed by architects such as Filippo Juvarra, Guarino Guarini, Ascanio Vittozzi and Amedeo di Castellamonte, called by the Savoy family to embellish the capital of the kingdom. The XIX century has also left its mark, Torino, in fact, fell for the fascination of art noveau and liberty, which redrew middle class residences, avenues, squares and some parts of the city. It was during that period that the building symbol of Torino was built: the Mole, which was inaugurated in 1889 and came from the genius of Alessandro Antonelli, as many other city buildings. Between the 20s and the 30s of the next century, Torino witnessed the creation of two new architectural symbols: the Lingotto and the central Via Roma, which arcades and galleries were designed by Marcello Piacentini.

The Lingotto was, at the time, the most important car factory in Europe, designed by Giacomo Matté Trucco and has now been transformed into a multipurpose and exhibitions centre, following a design by Renzo Piano.
The second half of the XX century was also a leading figure, with the design of important buildings such as the Galleria d’Arte Moderna (Modern Art Gallery), the home of the Museo dell’Automobile (Car Museum), the Palazzo del Lavoro and the Palazzo a Vela, which were built on the occasion of the Esposizione Universale di Italia ’61 (Universal 1961 Exhibition of Italy) and, in the same years, the renovated Teatro Regio designed by the master of modern Turin architecture: Carlo Mollino. The beginning of the new century has also changed the face of the city, thanks to the XX Olympic Winter Games of Torino 2006. New cutting edge infrastructure and projects merged with the past, so next to historic palaces were created the Palasport by Arata Isozaki, the Oval in the Lingotto area, the ice-stadium at the Palazzo a Vela, restored by Gae Aulenti and Arnaldo De Bernardi.