Banca francese
Catalog Level
Items (Cataloging Focus)
Title Proper/Title Text
Banca francese
Date of Publication/Creation Date
1911 ca.
Place of Publication/Creation Place
Turin
Related Built Environment Objects
Descriptive Note Text
This image shows the Banques et Établissement de Crédit kiosk in the Garden of the French section. the kiosk featured a central domed roof and a symmetrical façade that gave it the look of a miniature pavilion or elegant garden temple.
The building is composed in a formal, Beaux-Arts style: a low rectangular base, a raised central entrance reached by a short stairway, and a prominent dome topped by a finial or spire. The façade is organized symmetrically, with decorative reliefs or sculptural panels flanking the entrance and side openings that read as display windows or niches. Its bright, light-colored exterior contrasts with the dark trees and shrubs around it, making the kiosk stand out as an ornamental object in the natural garden setting.
Related Work/Label Identification
This photograph was published in Guida ufficiale dell'esposizione internazionale - Torino 1911 (Momo), 165.
Related Archival Material
Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)
Current Repository Numbers
CDC-GB-0013-165-3