Chiosco del Vichy - Banca Francese
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Title Proper/Title Text
Chiosco del Vichy - Banca Francese
Date of Publication/Creation Date
1911 ca.
Dimensions Description
10 x 8 cm.
Inscription Language
Italian (Language)
Related Built Environment Objects
Descriptive Note Text
This photograph offers a wide-angle view down a promenade in theGardens of the French section of the 1911 Turin International Exposition. A row of trees lines the left side of the path, while the kiosks are arranged along the right side, receding into the distance. The gravel or paved walkway dominates the foreground, empty except for what appears to be a couple of small figures far in the background. Garden furniture — rows of chairs — can be seen set up on the lawn between the path and the buildings, suggesting this was a space meant for visitors to sit, stroll, and linger.
Closest to the camera on the right is the circular colonnaded rotunda of the Tempio dell'Acqua, the Vichy-État kiosk. Its ring of classical columns and domed roof are recognizable even at this distance, standing slightly apart from the other structures.
Further down the path stands a domed pavilion that corresponds to the Banques et Établissements de Crédit kiosk. It displays a more substantial, enclosed architectural form than the open Vichy rotunda, with a prominent dome and what appears to be a decorative lantern or finial at its peak, consistent with the building's role as a bank pavilion rather than an open-air refreshment kiosk.
Related Work/Label Identification
This black-and-white photograph was published in Giornale Ufficiale, n° 35,1911, 558.
Related Archival Material
Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)
Current Repository Numbers
CDC-MA-GUIL-0001-558-2