TURIN
: Our visit to Baroque could star from P.zza Castello, heart of
urbanistic realizations made in '600. Palazzo Madama rises in the center
of the square; its splendid face was realised by F. Juvarra. The palace is
seat of the Civic Museum of ancient art.The bottom side of the square is
hold by Palazzo reale built between 1646 and 1660. Inside the Dom is set
the well-known "Chapel of Holy Sindom" built by Guarini. In the
Chapel is kept the lax sheet that rolled up Jesus Christ's body at tha
burial's moment. In Castello square thereis also the St Lorenzo church
that reveals the masterpiece of Baroque genius: Mr Guarini.
Among the pieces of work contained in the church there are: a sculpture
representing the pity of Giovanni Tamone and the crucifixion of Andrea
Pozzo. We advice you also to visit :
" Corpus Domini" church,the
palace of the city, seat of the Comun the Chapel of Merchants and
Bankers's congregation, the church of Visitation, the notorious
"Santuario della Consolata", "Carmine's church" and
"St Teresa's church". St Carlo's square is the best conceived
and realised surrounding in the city.It's delimited from palaces with
portics: in this square are set also two baroque churches: St Cristina and
St Carlo. We advice you also to visit the college of Nobles, that became
seat of the big piemontese cultural institute; The sciences's Academic .
Nowaday it gives hospitality to Egiptian Museum and to the Gallery of the
House of Savoy, Palazzo Carignabo seat of the National Museum of the
italian Renaissance.
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