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The 17th-century terracotta façade of Palazzo Carignano, in the Baroque style with concave and convex features, designed by Guarino Guarini

The arcades in Piazza Castello, where the entrance to the Teatro Regio is located, dating back to the 18th century.

Soldier on Horseback in Piazza Castello: an equestrian statue by Pietro Canonica dedicated to the Knights of Italy, with a tower of the Casaforte degli Acaja in the background

The Baroque façade in white stone of Palazzo Madama (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) in Piazza Castello, designed by the architect Filippo Juvarra and completed in 1721

Two allegorical statues representing Fidelity and Prudence, situated on the balustrade of Palazzo Madama in Piazza Castello

On the left, the monument to the Standard-Bearer of the Sardinian Army in front of the façade of Palazzo Madama in Piazza Castello

The monument to the Standard-Bearer of the Sardinian Army in Piazza Castello, created in 1859 by Vincenzo Vela

The majestic façade of Palazzo Madama in Piazza Castello, designed by Filippo Juvarra, which currently houses the Civic Museum of Ancient Art

The eastern building with a portico, home to the Teatro Regio in Piazza Castello, with the spire of the Mole Antonelliana visible behind it

The façade of the Savoy residence, the Royal Palace, in Piazza Castello, flanked by the equestrian statues of the two Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux

The bronze statue depicting Pollux, one of the two statues of the Dioscuri that adorn the gates of the Royal Palace

Piazza Castello and the bronze sculpture of Pollux, one of the Dioscuri, which adorns the gates of the Royal Palace – a 19th-century work by Pelagio Palagi

The façade of the Royal Palace in Piazza Castello, designed by the architect Amedeo Cognengo di Castellamonte in the 17th century, and Piazzetta Reale

The golden face of Medusa, which adorns the gate of the Royal Palace in Piazza Castello, a work by Pelagio Palagi

Detail of the roof of the right-hand side wing of Palazzo Madama, designed by the architects Amedeo and Carlo di Castellamonte

The Duomo, the Metropolitan Cathedral of St John the Baptist, with the Baroque bell tower dedicated to St Andrew to its left, raised by Filippo Juvarra (1720)

The white marble Renaissance façade of the cathedral in Piazza San Giovanni Battista, designed by Meo del Caprino in the early 1500s

The chancel of Turin’s Renaissance cathedral, dedicated to St John the Baptist, with the trompe l’oeil serving as a backdrop at the rear

The high altar of Turin Cathedral, dedicated to St John the Baptist

The Chapel of the Crucifix in Turin Cathedral, designed by Luigi Michele Barberis, featuring statues of St John the Evangelist (left) and the Virgin Mary (right), by Stefano Maria Clemente

Piazza San Giovanni and a gilded chapel in Turin Cathedral

The ‘Manica Nuova’ wing of the Royal Palace, home to the Sabauda Gallery on Via XX Settembre, and the remains of the Roman Theatre of ancient Augusta Taurinorum

The façade of the ‘Manica Nuova’ wing of the Royal Palace on Via XX Settembre

The tree-lined avenue of Corso Regina Margherita, near Via XX Settembre, and the 7000 series tram

Soldier on Horseback in Piazza Castello, an equestrian statue by Pietro Canonica dedicated to the Knights of Italy

Guido Chiarelli’s Empire-style street lamps illuminating Piazza Castello, with the Torre Littoria in the background on the left

The bronze pedestrian monument in Piazza Castello, in front of the Castle, erected in honour of the commander of the Third Army, Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, by the sculptor Eugenio Baroni

The bronze bust of Commander Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, located in Piazza Castello, erected in 1937

Monument in Piazza Castello, depicting the commander of the Third Army, Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, with a tower of the castle to the right

A bronze soldier wearing a gas mask, part of the monumental complex in Piazza Castello, dedicated to Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta

Two bronze soldiers forming part of the pedestrian monument dedicated to Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, created by the sculptor Eugenio Baroni

A soldier in a helmet, ready for action, part of the monument in Piazza Castello erected in memory of Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta

On the left is a bronze statue of an Alpine soldier and on the right an infantryman laying down his arms; both form part of the sculptural ensemble in Piazza Castello, erected in 1937 in memory of Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta

A soldier’s large boots, a bronze sculpture from the monument dedicated to Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, in Piazza Castello, by Eugenio Baroni

A flag-bearer displaying the Savoy knots and the coats of arms of all the branches of the armed forces and the City of Turin in Piazza Castello

The Acaja Fortress in Piazza Castello, with its two side towers

The gate of the Teatro Regio in Piazza Castello, a work by Umberto Mastroianni entitled “Odissea Musicale”

The bronze alloy high relief, “Odissea Musicale”, which forms part of the entrance gate to the Teatro Regio in Piazza Castello, created by Umberto Mastroianni

The long portico in Piazza Castello, dating from the mid-18th century, and, on the left, the “Caffè Mulassano”

The Subalpina Gallery, built in 1873 to a design by Pietro Carrera, is characterised by Baroque and Renaissance-style ornamentation by the sculptor Pietro Rubino

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