{"id":339,"date":"2014-11-25T09:52:42","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T09:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/?p=339"},"modified":"2015-06-19T20:04:36","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T20:04:36","slug":"piazza-san-carlo-turin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/turin-city\/what-to-see-in-turin\/piazza-san-carlo-turin\/","title":{"rendered":"Piazza San Carlo: the most beautiful square of Turin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"LEFT\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-262\" title=\"San Carlo square - turin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/wp_ms\/turin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/11\/346d58c8-b0b4-488f-b750-bc04eb731946.jpg\" alt=\"San Carlo square - turin\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/11\/346d58c8-b0b4-488f-b750-bc04eb731946.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/11\/346d58c8-b0b4-488f-b750-bc04eb731946-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/11\/346d58c8-b0b4-488f-b750-bc04eb731946-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/11\/346d58c8-b0b4-488f-b750-bc04eb731946-332x249.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The most beautiful square of Turin that preserves the harmonious and uniform seventeenth century look given by the royal architect Carlo di Castellamonte (1642-1650).<br \/>\nIn the center you can see the equestrian statue of Emanuele Filiberto, represented by Carlo Marocchetti (1838) in the act of sheathe the sword after the battle of San Quintino in 1557, one of the most significant statues of the early nineteenth century (nicknamed <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><em>El Caval d&#8217;brons<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">) .<br \/>\nThe short side of the square, to the south-west, is bordered by the facades of almost twin churches of Santa Cristina and San Carlo.<br \/>\nMany palaces overlooking Piazza San Carlo, among which should be mentioned at n. 183, the building <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><em>Solaro del Borgo<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">, home of the Philharmonic Accademy from 1839, in which was joined in 1947 the <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><em>Circolo del Whist<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">, founded in 1841 by <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><em>Camillo Benso,<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> the Count of Cavour.<br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t forget to visit the traditional <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><em>Caff\u00e8 San Carlo<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">, which opened in 1842, the <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><em>Caff\u00e8 Torino<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> and the pastry <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><em>Fratelli Stratta<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626\"><span style=\"font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">, with the original furnishings of 1836, also famous for its chocolate.<br \/>\nIn 2004 began the work for the redevelopment of the square, with its full pedestrianization through the progressive elimination of vehicular traffic and the construction of an underground car park with 380 parking 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In the center you can see the equestrian statue of Emanuele Filiberto, represented by Carlo Marocchetti (1838) in the act of sheathe the sword after the battle of San Quintino in &#8230;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[45,51,61],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/11\/346d58c8-b0b4-488f-b750-bc04eb731946.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5cExe-5t","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1100,"url":"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/turin-city\/what-to-see-in-turin\/masks-piazza-san-carlo\/","url_meta":{"origin":339,"position":0},"title":"The masks of Piazza San Carlo","date":"August 29, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"These\u00a0are the masks that adorn the walls of\u00a0buildings in\u00a0Piazza San Carlo, located in the Turin city center. 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