Palazzo Carignano
Palazzo Carignano
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AlbertSalichs
Manresa, Spain22,459 contributions
Nov 2022 • Solo
Palazzo Carignano (Carignano Palace, in English) is located in the center of Torino, the main city in Piedmont Region. Nowadays, the Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento (National Museum of the Resurgence) is located in this palace. Here you can see some rooms of the palace and the modern history of the Italian Country and constitution of the modern nation. In fact, you can see some objects and paintings related with the most important moments in the modern history. Pitifully, all explanations are only in Italian language, so I had to see some of the videos to understand something about this. Also, there are two very nice rooms: the old parliament room and the last rooms with a big paintings. Nice.
(See also Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento)
(See also Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento)
Written 8 July 2023
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elisaeclaudio
Turin, Italy284 contributions
Feb 2024 • Solo
I'm from Turin and this is it
It was the second guided tour after a few years: the previous one was very disappointing due to the semi-illiterate guide. Today she was prepared but with an aseptic and scholastic preparation. The environments are not enhanced: dilapidated, without maintenance and dirty. Chandeliers, mirrors, floors and even the carpet of a study are so dirty and neglected. Terrible image of a masterpiece.
It was the second guided tour after a few years: the previous one was very disappointing due to the semi-illiterate guide. Today she was prepared but with an aseptic and scholastic preparation. The environments are not enhanced: dilapidated, without maintenance and dirty. Chandeliers, mirrors, floors and even the carpet of a study are so dirty and neglected. Terrible image of a masterpiece.
Written 9 February 2024
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Iaia C
Rome, Italy6,106 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
King Charles Albert and Vittorio Emanuele ll were born in this palace and it was the seat of the first Italian Parliament governed by Cavour. The simple red bricks highlight the curvilinear façade of the palace designed by Guarino Guarini in 1679 commissioned by Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy Carignano. In the atrium a double staircase is visible which recalls the shapes of the facade and which gives great majesty to the whole. One wing of the building now houses the National Museum of the Risorgimento.
Written 9 April 2024
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jul1407
Munich, Germany3,830 contributions
Mar 2024 • Friends
The interiors are beautiful. However, the tour is only in Italian, so we didn't understand anything. Still, it's worth seeing. You also have to book a time slot online in advance to take part in this tour. There is also a large museum in the building next door.
Written 27 May 2024
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Fabio D
Mascalucia, Italy407 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
Splendid palace rich in history. The visit is done at well-defined times, because you are accompanied by a guide. Ours was exhaustive, enthusiastic and full of details in every situation and if the time hadn't come to an end, who knows how much else he could still have told us. The palace, in its magnificence, no longer has part of its original furnishings, but is still worth a visit.
Written 30 August 2023
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Jeanne G
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Oct 2022 • Solo
This is my favourite Palazzo in Turin. The architecture is a marvel of Baroque artistry and the royal apartments are worth a visit. It has a lot of history as well, having been the birthplace of King Vittorio Emanuele II and the seat of the first Italian Parliament. The courtyard is also magnificent as is the concave facade.
Written 19 November 2022
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CLAUDIOMAS
Ceccano, Italy5,063 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
Palazzo dei Principi di Carignano, a fine example of Piedmontese baroque architecture. Part of the Savoy Residences group, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was the historic seat of the Subalpine Parliament and the First Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy. It currently houses the National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento and the Apartments of the Princes of Carignano. Entrance included in the Torino Card.
Written 27 April 2024
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anna maria D
Milan, Italy1,437 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
What to say? A very beautiful palace externally and internally with beautiful rooms with frescoes, huge paintings, historical artefacts from an Italian historical period. Definitely worth a visit if you go to Turin. It should be visited slowly but we had an appointment and visited it in a hurry.
Written 7 April 2024
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Thebates22
Chester, UK2,080 contributions
Feb 2017 • Couples
We didn't visit this location for its royal opulence, we visited it as I'm a massive fan of the 1969 film "The Italian Job" starring Micheal Cane. This location was where the gold was exchanged from the armoured car that they have just hijacked into the red, white and blue Mini Coopers... great film, great location.
Written 17 February 2017
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Georgescviorel53
Buzau, Romania608 contributions
Nov 2015
a place full of history ... I recommend for fans of this genre should not miss this historical site.The construction of the Palazzo Carignano was ordered by Emmanuel Philibert, son of Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano and his French wife Marie de Bourbon. Construction started in 1679 when the Prince was 51 years of age.
The Prince commissioned architect Guarino Guarini to design a suitable residence for the Carignanos, the cadet house of the reigning House of Savoy.
Guarini designed a vast structure in the shape of a square; he had a straight and restrained east facade created and a lavish and very unusual elliptical facade, on the west. Guarini also added a large forecourt at the centre of the palace.
The decorations over the windows of the piano nobile recall the campaign of the Carignano family with Carignan-Salières Regiment against the Iroquois in 1667. The interior has always been described as lavish and has splendid frescoes and stucco decorations. Among the frescoes are some by Stefano Legnani, called il Legnanino. The main stairwell is decorated with busts by Pietro Somazzi.
The building, constructed in brick in a typical Baroque style, is remarkable for its elliptical main façade. This facade represents the only example of civic architecture making use of the undulating 'concave – convex – concave' rhythm established by Francesco Borromini in the church of S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane in Rome.
The Palazzo was the birthplace of the future princesse de Lamballe in 1749 – confidant of Marie Antoinette and for whom she lost her life in 1792. Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano was born there in 1770. It was also the birthplace of the first King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel II in 1820.
From 1848 to 1861 the palace was used as the House of Deputies of the Subalpine Parliament. In 1861, with the creation of the parliament of the newly unified Kingdom of Italy, the room became too small to host the House of Deputies, which was moved elsewhere.
The Prince commissioned architect Guarino Guarini to design a suitable residence for the Carignanos, the cadet house of the reigning House of Savoy.
Guarini designed a vast structure in the shape of a square; he had a straight and restrained east facade created and a lavish and very unusual elliptical facade, on the west. Guarini also added a large forecourt at the centre of the palace.
The decorations over the windows of the piano nobile recall the campaign of the Carignano family with Carignan-Salières Regiment against the Iroquois in 1667. The interior has always been described as lavish and has splendid frescoes and stucco decorations. Among the frescoes are some by Stefano Legnani, called il Legnanino. The main stairwell is decorated with busts by Pietro Somazzi.
The building, constructed in brick in a typical Baroque style, is remarkable for its elliptical main façade. This facade represents the only example of civic architecture making use of the undulating 'concave – convex – concave' rhythm established by Francesco Borromini in the church of S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane in Rome.
The Palazzo was the birthplace of the future princesse de Lamballe in 1749 – confidant of Marie Antoinette and for whom she lost her life in 1792. Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano was born there in 1770. It was also the birthplace of the first King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel II in 1820.
From 1848 to 1861 the palace was used as the House of Deputies of the Subalpine Parliament. In 1861, with the creation of the parliament of the newly unified Kingdom of Italy, the room became too small to host the House of Deputies, which was moved elsewhere.
Written 8 March 2016
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Dove posso lasciare il mio cane mentre visito il Palazzo?
Written 5 March 2017
Fuori. Scherzi a parte i cani non entrano, io il mio l'ho lasciato in albergo. Non vedo altre alternative, se non quella di entrare uno alla volta, e l'altro/a sta fuori a turno col cane.
Written 11 April 2017
ciao ..ho dei forti dubbi la parte di palazzo carignano sia accessibile : ieri ci sono andata, avevo male ad un piede e ho fatto notevole fatica a seguire la visita organizzata
Written 3 December 2016
Perdona il ritardo, cmq concordo, "La soluzione più rapida credo sia rivolgersi ai responsabili delle visite, tra l'altro assai gentili e disponibili."cit.
Written 14 December 2016
Ciao,è accessibile alle carrozzine x disabili ?
Written 29 August 2016
mi scuso, non ho più aperto trip nell'ultimo mese. Non so rispondere, ma avendo ultimato il restauro meno di 10 anni fa mi auguro che abbiano provveduto con ascensori o pedane. quando l'ho visitato non ho fatto attenzione.
Written 4 October 2016
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