{"id":555,"date":"2015-01-11T10:39:17","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T10:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/?p=555"},"modified":"2015-06-19T20:07:12","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T20:07:12","slug":"basilica-superga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/turin-city\/what-to-see-in-turin\/basilica-superga\/","title":{"rendered":"Basilica of Superga: a massive church overhanging Turin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-557\" title=\"Superga Church\" alt=\"Superga Church\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/wp_ms\/turin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/12\/superga-1.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/12\/superga-1.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/12\/superga-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/12\/superga-1-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/12\/superga-1-332x249.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Basilica of Superga is a church near Turin.<br \/>\nIt was built from 1717 to 1731 for Victor Amadeus II of Savoy by Filippo Juvarra, at the top of the hill of Superga, to fulfill a vow the duke (and future King of Sardinia) had made during the Battle of Turin in 1706.<br \/>\nThe architect made allusions to different earlier styles while adding a baroque touch.<br \/>\nThe church contains the tombs of many of the princes and kings of the House of Savoy, including the Monument to Carlo Emanuele III (1733) by Ignazio Collino and his brother Filippo. Under the church are the tombs of the Savoy family, including most of its members (among them, Charles Albert).<br \/>\nThe Basilica of Superga is considered Late Baroque-Classicism. The dome was completed in 1726 and resembles some elements of Michelangelo&#8217;s dome at St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica. This is no coincidence as Juvarra studied and worked in Rome for ten years prior to working in Turin. The temple front protrudes from a dome structure citing the Pantheon. The temple front is larger than typical proportions because the Superga is set upon this hill.<br \/>\nIt is also believed that Victor Amadeus wanted the basilica to rest on this hill as reminder of the power of the Savoy family as well as continue a line of sight to the existing castle in Rivolli. Later, the Stupinigi completed the triangle between the three residences of Savoy.<br \/>\nThe complex can be reached on foot or with the Superga Rack Railway.<br \/>\nThe mountain at which the Basilica is found was the site of the Superga air disaster of Grande Torino football team in 1949.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/turin-city\/what-to-see-in-turin\/basilica-superga\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/turin-city\/what-to-see-in-turin\/basilica-superga\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-555\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/turin-city\/what-to-see-in-turin\/basilica-superga\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-555\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/turin-city\/what-to-see-in-turin\/basilica-superga\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-555\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/turin-city\/what-to-see-in-turin\/basilica-superga\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>The Basilica of Superga is a church near Turin. It was built from 1717 to 1731 for Victor Amadeus II of Savoy by Filippo Juvarra, at the top of the hill of Superga, to fulfill a vow the duke (and future King of Sardinia) had made during the Battle of Turin in 1706. The architect &#8230;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[25,45,51,61],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/12\/superga-1.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5cExe-8X","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":548,"url":"http:\/\/www.dearitaly.com\/piedmont\/turin-city\/what-to-see-in-turin\/turin\/","url_meta":{"origin":555,"position":0},"title":"Turin: an ageless Madama","date":"January 11, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"An ageless Madama, Turin is much more than the sum of its monuments: an urban cosmos teeming with ideas and culture, a large part of its appeal lies in its enchanting geographic position at the foot of the western Alpine arch, watched over by the snow-capped peaks. 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