PALAZZO CARIGNANO, Exterior

Hi, I'm Ed, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.

Today I'll accompany you through Palazzo Carignano, which is one of the most historic places in Turin.

Built in only six years for Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Palazzo Carignano is the civil engineering masterpiece of Guarino Guarini. Originally from Modena, you should know that Guarini was a Theatine monk, a philosopher, and a mathematician. He moved to Turin after having worked in Messina, Paris, and the Iberian peninsula. It was thanks to him and his innovative touch to the old-fashioned Baroque formulas that the city was transformed and took on the tone of a real capital.

After having designed and built the extraordinary domes of the Chapel of the Shroud of Turin and the Church of San Lorenzo, which were both based on a virtuoso star-shaped design, Guarini moved on to the construction of Palazzo Carignano....