GEOGRAPHY AND DEMOGRAPHY
It borders to the north with the Valle d’Aosta, to the east with the provinces of
Biella, Vercelli, Alessandria and Asti, to the south with the province of Cuneo,
to the west with France.
Turin is the fourth Italian municipality by population (after Rome, Milan and
Naples). Is an Italian municipality of 857,917 inhabitants, capital of the
Piedmont region.
HISTORY AND ECONOMY
Turin was probably founded near its current position, around the 3rd century
BC, then transformed into a Roman colony by Augustus with the name of Iulia
Augusta Taurinorum in the 1st century BC. From 1720 it was the capital of the
Kingdom of Sardinia, a state which in the 19th century would lead to Italian
unification and which made Turin the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy (from
1861 to 1865).
Turin is the third economic-productive complex in the country (together
with Milan and Genoa it made up the
industrial triangle
) and is one of the most
important economic centers in Italy. Considered one of the European
automotive capitals, some of the most important companies in the sector such
as FIAT.
ART AND ARCHITECTURES
Turin boasts an urban heritage of great historical and artistic importance. The
central areas, in particular, are full of noble palaces, theaters and churches
Also typical of the city are the large tree-lined avenues and porticoes that
adorn various streets and squares and another characteristic of the city is the
large presence of parks and green areas, both in the center and in the
peripheral areas.
Mole Antonelliana
The Mole Antonelliana , the architectural symbol of Turin, was designed in
1863 by the architect Alessandro Antonelli.
With a height of 167.5 meters, the Mole is the most impressive building
in the Piedmontese urban center. In addition to representing an
exceptional panoramic point, since 2000 it has been home to the
National Cinema Museum of Turin, the first museum dedicated to cinema
in the world.
Museo Egizio
