dimanche 25 septembre 2011

Torino: Italian pearl


An industrial city located in northwestern Italy, has a population of about 900 thousand people, and its suburbs with a number about a million and half people. Is also the capital of Piedmont and the province of Turin and the first capital of united Italy between 1861 and 1865. Away from the French and Swiss border about 100 km, from the west and north respectively.
The settlement of the city for the first time in the pre-Roman times by the Celts and Ligurians. The foundations of the Romans in the first centuries of the history kisses the AD camp (Castra Taurinorum), which later renamed as Augustus Caesar (Augusta Taurinorum). Notes the influence of Roman city planning with a cross-box character to this day. Romano district or neighborhood Roman is the oldest neighborhood in the city, founded in 28 BC. M. By August In the thirteenth century AD, took the princes of Savoy from the city their headquarters. Affected by the nature of the French city since then, and lived during one of the most beautiful times of French rule to Marie Christine in the seventeenth century



After the Union of Italy in 1861, Turin became the capital of Italy. The rule of King Victor Emmanuel II of the country here, fourteen palaces built in this period is a sign of the prosperity of the city. After only three years had the status of Turin waive the capital to Florence.


Turin is an important economic center in northern Italy and in Europe. Take a group of companies, including Fiat (FIAT) car-based, which was founded there in 1899. Founded cars for Lancia (Lancia) is also in Turin in 1906, which in turn became since 1969 a part of Fiat. Aerospace company Alenia (Alenia), which contribute to building the International Space Station, based in Turin, a center to it. Founded by the Italian radio and television (RAI) and the Italian telecommunications company (Telecom Italia) in Turin, their positions were transferred to areas outside the city later.


Sightseeing

Funded Ontoniljana (Mole Antonelliana) is one of the most important features of the city, this architecture was built from 1863 and 1880 according to the architect Alessandro Antonelli schemes. There Bdakhh today a national museum and through his sign of 167.5 meters long, can Mroualhsol a nice view of the city. Cathedral of San Giovanni, built between 1491 and 1498, was the most popular being the church to contain the cover Altouri, which was believed to be the cover of Christ, who art in it. A lot of pilgrims annually visit the cathedral. It is also Basilkih Subirga (Superga), located on Mount Sassi near the center of Turin, destination of many pilgrims. A building for Angutu (Lingotto) they contain the largest car manufacturer in the world one day, turned later to the Hall of conferences, exhibitions and celebrations and a hotel.











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