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Basilica di Superga
In 1706 Vittorio Amedeo II promised to build a basilica to honour the Virgin Mary if Turin was saved from the besieging French and Spanish armies. The city was indeed saved, and architect Filippo Juvarra built the church on a hill across the Po river. Basilica di Superga became the final resting place of the Savoys, whose lavish tombs make for interesting viewing, as does the dome here.
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Chiesa della Gran Madre di Dio
This church was built between 1818 and 1831 to commemorate the return of Vittorio Emanuele I from exile. The steps leading up to the church were the ones Michael Caine famously careered down in the cult film, The Italian Job , while some mystics would have you believe that the Holy Grail is actually buried under the church. Its interior is closed to the public.
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Chiesa di San Lorenzo
In the northwestern corner of the Piazzo Castello square is the baroque Chiesa di San Lorenzo, designed by Guarino Guarini. The church's richly complex interior compensates for the spare façade.
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Duomo Di San Cathedral
Turin's Duomo Di San Cathedral, built between 1491 and 1498 on the site of three 14th-century basilicas, is the home of the famous Shroud of Turin. A copy of the cloth is on permanent display in front of the cathedral altar. Just to the north lies the remains of a 1st-century Roman amphitheatre, while a little further to the northwest lies Porta Palatina, the red-brick remains of a Roman-era gate.
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Duomo di San Giovanni
Built between 1491 and 1498 on the site of three 14th-century basilicas, Turin's cathedral is the city's only remaining example of Renaissance architecture. It also happens to be home to Christendom's most controversial cloth - the Holy Shroud of Turin, a copy of which is on permanent display in front of the cathedral altar.
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