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,< ,-._ ,-< ,-< 0, ,.... z 0 ~ ;;; :2 ;< ~ ..:I < z 8 ,... < z a:; 14 ,... s Q z < ....:. C.c) z t:il >Is 0 t:l.l u < ....:. < Cl. t:l.l ::r: E-< iJ ' 4 ,! tJ. OFFICES OF THE EXHIBITION COtlf"l!TTEE 1911 VII\ f'O , z - TURIN. International Exhibition of Turin Aprril ... 1911 ... October ..l t GREAT UPBII,L WATERWORKS• TURIN (Torino), a town of 400 .000 inhabitants , which \Yas the late c::i pi ta l of Piedmont a nd of th e Sardinian States, will in 1911, a t th e sam e tim e as Rome, commemo ra te th e fifti eth annivers::iry of lhe Kingdom of Italy proclaimed in 1861. Th e visitor can reach Turin from the North and South America by luxurious and swift mail boats direct to Lile Port of Geno::i, which is only 3 hours journ ey from Turin; and fr om Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Bombay, China, Japan and Australia, lo the Port of Brindisi whicl1 is ~1 hou rs from Turin. The dist::ince by the Peninsular Express t o Turin is 14 hours from Paris, and 24 · hours from London. Turin is practica lly the entrance to Italy and visit::itors to the Exbibition can go to Milan in 2 1/2 hours, to Ven ice in 8 3/4, to Genoa in 3, to F lorence in 8 3/4, to Rome in 12 3/4, to Naples in 17 1/2. Great Reductions of railway fares during the International Exhibition·
,___ '---- USEFUL INFORMATIONS Ra ilways - Centml station, for all lines of th e State : Po1fa Nnova. Secon - da ry station: Po1fa Susa, second station for tbo .i\'.lilan, Simplon ancl St . Gothart! lines. Heacl stat ion for the Canavese l ine. Aeri a l r a ilway across the Po -- Sel'Vice chl rin _g the Exhibition . Public JYiotor Ca r s - Fare by taximetrn. Public Carriages cat the station ancl the most freqc1eutecl parts). 1,'or a faro one franc b., clay (6 a.m. · 12 p.m.) , l ,y night 1,20 franc. Tariff by ti me: 1,50 franc per hour by day a.nd 2 francs at night . Navigati on on the Po - Steamboats w ill run between the t wo bricl~es I sabella aucl Umberto 11 w i th Jancl ing stages before the pr i ncipal buildii~o-s of tho Exhibit ion. Motor boats. Boats with one or two row·ers {fr.1,50 to l,SO an l1onr) . Post Offices - Ce ntral Office, Piazza Carlo Alber to . Foste llestante open from 8 A . M. to O P. M . (on SmHlay tbe Foste lles,cmte oftices are closecl from 4 to 7 P . M.). Branch Offices - 1, V ia Sacchi , vi s-:\-vi s to the central station . Open from 8 A . .i\'.L to 10 P. M. (same h ours on Sundays). Tariff for letters : Fr. 0,05 m tlrn town, fr . 0,15 for Italy a ncl fr. 0,25 for t he other countries. Tel egr a ph - Central Office, Piazza Carlo Albe r to . Open clar ancl nio·bt. Bmnch Of\ices : Centrnl Station (Porta Nuova, same t ime-table). TfrilI !or telegrams fo1· It.aly : J franc for 15 worcls; each a.clcli tional word1 5 c . Teleph one s - Centrnl Office : Gall e1fa Naz ionale . In aa t he principal cafes, r estaltra.nts and bOtel s. Cabins at the Central 'l 'elegra.ph of-lice. Con ver· sa.tion (3 mins .) in the ci ty, 10 cents. i w-ith G-enoa., J\{ila n , 1150 fr . ; with Lyons, 3 frs .; with Parjs1 3,50 frs . Touring Agencies - Ofti cial agency of the Exhibi t ion , 1, Via Carl o A l bel'to (Office for Apa1-tmen ts with gratui tou s in f01:mat,ion) - Carpa neto1 Gal • leria Sc11Jalpina (Tickets solcl for the ltailways of the State) - Gonclraud, V!a. Roma, 22 (Transport .Agents, Touring Office) - Lubin's .Agency, 43, V1a. Roma. Banks and saving Banks - Bank of Ita.Jy, 8, Via Arsen al e - Bank or Naples (Banco cli Napoli), S, V ia Cavour - Commercial Italia n Bank, at the corner of Via Arsenale and Y in. Santa Ter esa - Credi to Itali a no, 23, Via .A. .rsenale - Bank of Rome, 20, Via Santa T eresa - Societa Bancar ia Italiana, 111 Via Sao ta Ter esa - Cred ito Fon cliarfo Opera P i a San Paolo, 32, Via Monte di P i et:\ - Saving Bank , 7, V ia Alfieri. Chamber of Commerce - 28, Vi a Ospeda le. Townhall - I n the Townhall Square (Piazza Palazzo cli Ci ttil) . Prefecture - 10, P iazza Castello. Police - 2, Piazza San Ce1rlo (at t he comer of Via Ospeclale ancl Via Roma) . Con sula t es - England1 81 Via Sant' Ansel mo - Belgium, 10, Via P al'ini - Frn,n ce1 3, Via P onza - Germau.v a nd Austr ia H uugar_y, 15, V i a P ietro 1\1icca - Greece , 11 , V la A1uedeo Avogadr o - Holland , G, Via Vittorio .1.\_medeo I I - Montenegr o, 81 Piaz.za Cavour - Norway , 44 , Cor so Vit - t or io Eman uele I I - P ort ngal , 38, Vi a Mazz ini - R.oumani a, 12, Via Passalacq na - Russia., 12, Via Rosine - Spain, 47 , V ia Ber tola - Sweden, 22, Corso Viozaglio - S·witzei·laod, 26, Corso Siccanli - T urkey, 3, P iazza Solfer ino - A rgentine, 5S, Via Mon tevecchi o - Brazi l , n, Yia Lagrange - Chil e, 44, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II - United States of America, G, Corso VHto d o Emanu el e II - Gu atemal a , n, Vi a Niz7,a - Japan , G, Piazza S . Carlo - Perh, 57 , Corso D uca cli Genova - Urugna.y, 11, Vi a Marenco - Venezn e1a, 16, Piazza, Castello . Berlitz School of La nguages , 43, Via Roma. Sports - A u tomobile Clt1b , 13, via Bogi no - Itali an A l pine Clrtb, 28, Via "Mo nte cli Pieta - C1 nb cl' Anni (of Arms), 271 V ia Mar ia Vi ttoria - Club di Scherma (fencing) 13, Via Ospedale - P aper H unts , Galler ia Subalp ioa - Rowi ng Cl ub, 22, Via Sao F r ancesco cla Paola - Sky ClulJ , 28 , Via hlon to cli Piet/L - Society of Horse Races, Galleria Subal pina (Racingfield , Mim601· i on t be way to Stupi nigi) - Shooting, Nat ional Stand , Bar - r ien1, 1\ia r ti nctto - Touring Club, 22, V ia Roma - Escurs ioni st's Union , Galleria Na1, iona lo, E . Theatres - Rog io Theatre (Opera, Cl assic Con cer ts), 6, Piazza Castello. Cari g na no Theatre (Opera, Comedy), 4, Piazza. Carignauo. Al ti eri Theatre (Comecl_y , Vari e t.r), 2, P iazza Solferi no . Vittorio Eman uele T heatre (Opera, Circu s), 11, Via Rossini. ]3c.1lbo 'rbeatro (Comedy, Variety) , 15, Yi a Anchea, Doria. Poli teama Chiarell a (Op era, Comecly) , 8, V ia Principe 'rommaso ( I [ ROUTES TO TURIN . PONTEBBA {Vienna. S t. Pe tersburt) ~ a: 0 l: (!J Ill .J Gl It\ 'Z 0 ,. EXFRESS TR1\INS (wi th the time of their passing through 1.'urin). Paris-Rome (PR) 11,30 AM U dep. Pa.ri s a r r. A 6,30 P)I 2 20 ' " I ,,,.,., I . I dep . 15 6 "" 2 '. 32 "" clep . I Turin I «rr . 4 ,50 '"1 4,50 PM T ct.rr . Rome dep. n 3 - Pi'll T h ree t imes a week: JJlonday, Th it.rsclay a nd Saturday from Par is to Itomei Mondct.y, Wednesday and Set.tit.relay from R ome to Paris. P r ice from Pari s to T nri n1 117,35 frs .; R etcun ticket (30 <lays), 108,85 frs.; l i'rom Lo11clo11 t o T urin, 189,25 frs . ; Return t icket (45 days/ , 310, 05 frs. Peninsular-Express (PE) u - Pill LI clep . Loudon (C.Cross) arr . '~ g I P)I \ arr . l . ~ clep . I-;; 9; 19 Pllr <lep. ~ Turin . l arr. ·;: G,15 Pill T (trr . Brindi si . dep . n,;. Starts from London Friday, passes T uri n Saturday even ing, arri ves at Br i ncli si Sunday at 6 PM. Boat leaves at mid night. P r ice of t ickets from Cal ais to T urin or viceve r sa, 160,60 frs.; from Turin t o Brindisi, 140,40 frs . Direct Through Fares (I. Z. 3. classes) from London to Turin. Mont - Cenis Route 1. cl. 2. cl. Via Boul ogne or Cala is L . lt,<J,75 100 - >> » » >) Retit.rn fa. re 252.05 1S0,65 V ia Die ppe-Newhaven . . . 137 ,45 04 ,85 Return fore » 2~5 ,15 l G0 , 30 St. Gothard Route. I I I Via Lui no -Oste n<la -Dover . . L . 168 ,85 117,60 Via L ui uo -.A.ntwerp-Han v ich. )) 15D, 50 l OG,DO Direct Tickets London=Malta 3. cl. 6l ,40 Validity of Tickets 17 days 45 17 45 17 clays (Via ::Uodane . T u r in - TI.ome-Na.ples -S.r1 n.cuso) 1 1. cl. I 2. cl. I ~- cl. I fV:.~ltdkityt. --- --- --- 0 .J..lC e S Sin i: le fa re . L 260, 7; 173,00 - 30 clays Reti1rn fa.re . 475, ~5 :J25 - - 6 mon tlls Sleeping Cars - Dining Cars betwee n Paris, Turin and Rome Gre a t R. e duc!ions durin~ the E x hibition.
1 Turin International Exhibition -1911 THE EXHIBITION - THE IDEA - THE SITUAT ION. TURIN and ROME. - TumN, tbe capital of the States of the D,1kes of Savoy a ncl Kings of Sardinia for 300 yea rs , and the fi rst ca ,ii tal of tbe K i no·dom of I taly in 186 l-64; ROME, Capital si nce 1S70, are to s ha re t.J-i e honour of invi.tin er all the nations of the civ11i zecl worlcl to a 1arge International Exhibit ion. 0 F ifty yea rs have passer! since Turin called together on the 18th. Feb. 1861 th e :first National .Assoml>l;v - wbich was composecl of 443 members. Fifty yea1·s have passt<l since t he 14th. Ma rch 1861 whou tbjs Assembl.v declared Hctor Emmanuel II to be _the first k ing of Italy , formi"g, a.fter 1400 years of poli - tical cl1v1 s1ons1 one free a nrl powerful state of over iJ3 .000.000 inbal>i tants. From t hi s h istm·ic da:te Ita,ly has co nt inued to a.cl vance. ln rst of a.t i, it was compl i-ted hy tho Provrnce of Venico in 1866 . Tbeu jn 1SG4 and 1870, stepping on from Tnri n to Florence ancl from ]f·lo1·ence to Romo, it has r e:wh ecl 1l1 0 Eternal Gi t_y, which t en yea rs before t h e ,\ssemhly of 27th. March 1861 had alreaily rleclared to be th e capital of the newly con stituted Kiogclom. Then aftel' Peace luHl been macle and secnrecl by statesmen, Art, Com• mel'ce, Inclnstries c1eve1operl in an aston ishing manner1 pel'sna,cling Europe of the goocl qualities of the ita li au people. I t . is n ecessary to be an eye• witness to reali1,e s uch })rogress iu each art, 1u each bratHih of mocl eru iuclnstrr, ancl how Italy. fo rme1·ly poor n.n,l di vide<l, is n ow in fn ll developement. Auel this is the point at whi ch th e two cit i es will aim iu 1011 , T urin w ith i ts Internationa l Exhibition of industries and work, aucl Rome with its e:<clnsively artistic Exhibi tion. Valentine P ark. -The Exh i bition 1011 of Tur in w ill be helrl.a.s the tl,ose of 1884 aml 1898, in the Valentine Pai·k (PMTO Valentino). It is a u ideal spot fur a n Exhibi tion, in a. picturesque s ituat ion, to wh ich t he calm waters of the I'o a nd the bills make au admirable nat ural backgron11cl and scenery. T he Exhibi tion of 1911 covers an a,re:1 of one million two hundred thousand sq na,re metres, of wh ich more t ha n t hree hnrulred t housand are occn1,iecl hy the buildings. The ExJ-1il>i t ion in it s exten t embraces a lso t he ralentine Castle (with its mag nifi cen t inte ri01· de,·orations), lmHt in 1650 by Ma,r ie CJu-isti ne of Fnince, aurl the Bota,nic Garclens . ·which are annexed to it . Further north are tho ][cclireval Borough ancl Castle. orectecl for the Exhibi t ion of 18S4, fo rmin g an impor tan t attraction fo r visitors . Dluing tho Exhi bit ion tbe v ii,.itors w fll be a ble to arl mire the borough aucl Castle p eopled U,r the a. r ti ra ns a1Hl pi·•·cs iu their meclireval costurnos. ,:, TUE PALACE oe· THE J OURNAL (International Exhibition). THE EXHIBITION - THE ARCH ITECTURE - THE ENTRANCE. The International E:<bibition of Turin, decic1od ,,pon on tbe 14th .Feb . 1907 ,will open in the month of April 1911, ,rnder the patronage of H . 11. KI NG Vic,•·JI< E~n.lANUEL III ancl uncler the pres idence of Senato r T1-LO:\L\S VILLA, who has • • · tb N t · 1 Exhibitions of 1S84 and already orgaui secl w"itb gre~t _s~1ccess e .r a iona . t~' A ts of 1002 the 1s n8, the Inte rnat.ional Exlnb1t1on of Modern clec01~ 1~ 0 r 1 It a li an Sections of t he Universal Exhibitions at Pan s m 1889 au_d l~OO. 'l'he ma.in e ntrance to t11e Exhibi t ion w ill be in Corso Vitt, _,,·1,0 E:i~· ' ele II at the corner of Corso Oairo!i, not far from Umbe rto I Bndge. This "u ~ 1 J · L836 enlaro-ecl a.lHl is the olclest part of the Valentine Park (p aone< m_ . , o . '. no,yl y cl esig ne<l ju 1860 by Ba,,,·illet DCrantps) a~cl the v isitors a r~ ,st~n ck _ a: tbe ' enter by the exquisite bmu1ty of its omlnlations, by the theat11cal 1llns10 of i~s porspecti ves a.ncl t he nual charms of its nooks aucl gl'oves . T he A chitecture. _ The b,1ilr1ini,;s of the exh ibi t ion show tho architecture r . f .· t th boo- ·oniuo- of the XY III of Piedmont, a nd 1nore p articuhirl y o Tu11u , a ? o 1 o - : . J,u,• centtuy. This archi tect tu·o ·was t he work of one artist, the abb6 Ph lip --· va.1·a (1685 -17 36) of Messina, whom Ki ng Victor .Arnecle~1s II had broug:~1t "1th him when he 1'etu1·ne d in 1714 from Sic il y, wh ich bad Jnst been a nnexed. In our excursions r ound t h e town (see p. 10-l5), we shall clistingnisl~ at ~n_ce hi s works - tho Palazzo jJ[ad,ama, t he Oou,· t of Justi ce, the Churches ot St.PhiliJJ , Oa,r'ntine, Santa, Oroce and above a ll the Basiiic~ _o.f Superga - whi ch , .av.01 · rlin o- the ver y ex:aggeratecl style of Father Guct,nni (Chur ch of Sam Ln1 enzo, Cb·:pel of Holy Shroud, Ccwignano pa.lace) of the xvn century, gave ti n~w ele~~u1ce, lines at once s impl e aucl majes tic and showed a p erfect clecora,bve ta,ste iu t.he general archi tecttu·e of the town . l t · 1 Art The Industrial Art which is fo,wrl to the r ight of the Incus r1a . - , , • . . prin cipal e nttance, with t he ;_uljoi ning builcling of the .Mo u EB.N TOWN. occupies a coverecl s,irface of 9000 sq.m. Th F hion. _ The Pavi liou of Fashion is on tho l eft of t he entmn ce eurl. It is~~ pr:t:y building fa.votuably situated, co~taining artistic mocl elsofrlresses , a.musemeuts a.nd ftunittues of t he present tlmes . THE PALACE OF FASHION (Iuternatiooa.l Exbibi tioo) . 5
THE EXHIBITION - THE CENTRAL FART. Tbo ent.mo ·e :>t t.bo corner of Oo·1·so Jlassi,no d'Azeglio ancl Oorso RafJaelb, gives access to lbe central pa,- t of the Exhibition. This sccontla.r,v nlrance is equa.1 in Uoant.._v a11d gn.,nrle1u· to a pl'ioci1 a,1 entrance. In the rnidcllo is 1.IJo 1.,,.,.utifnl monument of P,·ince Amecletts (sc,tlpt or Oa l<t11tlra, 1002), oncircl ecl nn Uoth sidos w·it,h th e lltq!e rwcn. cles, w hi ch g ives access, to the luft, to t ho s oti n of Elo tricit,y, aa,l to lb right t.o U1e section of the l\lachiaes in molion; vis-!1 -v i:;, tbe IJill s , whioh s ta nd out with tbe il' l1nclulatocl lines, nncl er rli e blue s ky. Festiva l Ha ll. - Tbo large h all of festivals, "' itl, whi ch wo commence 0111· vi sit of tho C,rntml part of tl, Exhihil ion, occupies, wi t h Lile adjoi ning wusica. l g-nlle ri es , a s,u-l'aco of 10.000 sq.in. The lmll with its s lmcture rumincls ono or th Olympi c Th a1ro, 'l'li cupola is 60 metres in he ight. Electricity a nd Engines in motion . - The two s ctions whi ch encircle t·hc mn,rnmont of Pri11c,1 A11101luus o Ctl !) .\' not les· tlmu 55 ,000 sq.,.u. Tho ga ll ery of lhe Engio s in motio11 is f'olloworl by: The Printing Section. - Th bu.i lcling of th .Jo11rm1I, whioh inolnd os also t ho E xhil iUon of tlrn .Al't of' Printing, is ono largo N•nt ml JmU (climonsions ~O X 2u mot.L·us), s ,uTouncl ucl hy gall ri os aucl other small. r rooms. Tllis edifice wh iuh o ·cnpi os 0000 sq. m. wi ll Jawc the bono1u· of outl ivin °· tb o Ex.b.i bi tion, IJo iug or l'ono-couorete coni:;buctiou. Eng l and . - The Palaco rcscr vocl for lhe Bnu:Ii s h S •ction was or c.:ocl 1.LDcl or rlirrctions of the speoial ommissio11 appointc,1 "ilh lot1 ors p:ttent of 'KtNG Jsllll'.ll<D VII Lhe 22 nd. :ll"re h I000 . llll l e r t.ho Pros irl ency of Ir . R. li. tho P1i1 ;,;ci, F \VALES, now GtOHOE tho F 1FT1 11 king of .Eng la,ncl. 'J'hu Roya l Commi sion in:wg,1mtecl it mo ·t iD /!'S aL ::ifarlbol'Ouglt l1t>11so the Gtl, . .Apri l of the sam y ar r.n !l tho work· of tbo Exhi\Jition we re i,m11 g uratcd a rd . Sept. 1000 _in the pre onco of a l> ut 30 Eng li sh jonrna.li st , who r prosoutod tli most tmJ ort·ant nowr;po.pers of t lu.., Unite1·1 ]{ing rlom . Tl,o J}riLi s h fiec t ion occ upi o a spnco of 2Ga,7 J8 sq .m . in " ,lominant posi• tion on lh o left sid ot' th e r inr Po , ao fo t auovo the lev I of tho wat r. It is forrn c (l. like a.n a.mphithea.tre . w ith la.r,:.te col111nn t.tnrl :;ta.tu ~, a.rouncl Lho 111on,w, outal ro11n t:ti n or LBOB. Th uLLpuh, or t ho lM.~e H a ll of ilv1101u·, whi ch lla,s a s rn a. ll or cupola. on each s i(lo1 is 40 m. hi 1rh. The Pilonetto. - " ' o g ivo t hi s ,mm 10 the1t pal't of th e J;;xhibitiou wbicb is rcc tetl beyonrl the P1·i11ce~s I sabella brillge . in the region or l'ilone tto. Th e 1,:xhihilion of' Vilonotto 0011,pri sos tho G EK EUAL l XllUSTHrE~. A.GR1c1·1.- 'l't..rnE. tho ..l J.Off A~D 1-L\,·y a,ncl a.loo t110 ve r y i11 tor sti ngs c t·ion o f th lTA· l.lAKS ABu o ,,11. 'I'Jwso l>ui ltl in rs ouc1tp,r ;1Jtogothor 60 .000 q .m. 1 that is to sa.y u ea r ly a, qnarter of th e ·o vo r •(l s urf'auo of tli o J-i:x hihiti o n . Stadium. - T ho Staili11m. orec t·e1l in olrl Pi1t1,z:1 <l 'anni bet w e 11 the OorHo .Jfontevecchio a11rl ( 'o rsn astt•ljirlartlo ft.n cl Peschie1 ·ci ju fe no -conorol e work, wi ll ·onsLituto :1 ve ry 11so f'ul p,1rt or t ho .Ex hibition or LOll. in whi ch Ihere wil l ho <·ompdit ions of l'ool-rncos, athleti cs an<l of ot he ,· most v:i,l'i ecl sports. '.1:he 8talli u1111 with tm area. or over 100 .000 sq. m . , ca. n a ecummocla.to 70.0llO p erson s . TUE PAI.A E 01' FR,\ NCE (International Rx.hibition) . u THE EXHIBITION - THE RIGHT BANK OF THE RIVER F'O. On tltl' ri!..d1t li:111k of tliL• Po. h1-·twt-en tlw two llricl!.!e:-. J' ,-iucets~ / i,,•uht>lla. awl l p111Ue1·to I , 11.,n• th e "'t •(·tiun:; of tl1u J'ort-ig-11 :-; t:iks. w li i1.: l1 lin,\ O th·dd t1(l to tak pa rt in tl10 E x ldl,ition, with t ho t• i t•eptlou ur th, , l~ni torl Sta.l<..s , of E ng h\ntl rw,l l1 1t1H!<try. !-.it. 11ate1l on tho left ~itlc. J311t ono 111u ~t 110L !'o r;,!d t lmt th e fol'Oi!.!' 1t 11.atio:1-; n. 1·0 al ..:.o la,rg •I~· J't' )i l' • sont ccl iu tl.t g-f'11f'ra.l scc·tion ::; , f-.1 11.: h a.s t ho El cctril'it~·, the l\1.:it·him• ~ i11 111otiou , U11-~ ,Jon1:ual 1 iil o Tn.1,ns por t l11 tl11st,1·.v a.n<l 1li u ~\ , · in tiu11 St:t1HI. 'rlh• 1110111u,1<mtal hri(lge ov r tl1 u P o ('.!;; lll . wi il \') , has liv t\ a,n•he:,; nn ,l bYO tloo1·:- , in tbo low~r of "hh: h will run a. tapis 1·nula11 t. a wl I' n11 s a. mn.gnifinmt Hccesf. ;1, 1Hl ah a.ntiful pas~n!.{O 1-0 lil oso sectious . Gern1any. - nor1nn,ny ocoupi 1s thf1 righ t si ,h.1 of tho osplana,d1•, ;iltove .tho 111rm11 111t•ntal hl'i d:..ru n11 d lJe f'or n •;u- liin:,r i Ju, .u1·ea.t 11phill \Vatt- r wo.rki;. 'J' la1 lmilrlin ~ covers a s u.rfaco of 10. 000 s 11 . 111. ,,itli a fm; a 1l o of :!50 111. frontin g: tlm l:ht.•r Po. France . - The l?' rt' n<·ll Ex li ihi1i n is i11 a, fa i1 ·.v pa.l an.1 or U)3 m . in lon~th, ('o,·eri n,!! a surface of 1a.nno R1 1.111 . The ccntrn,I po. rt of lho hnilrlin,!! comprii-.(•-. a larg-t.· liall. fro 11 1 wlti ·h ra1liau1 t 111 • ~n. ll o ri es of tl11: :-; f. ·lions a.nil crow1u->1l wi ll! :t 1·11poln o f ,)Q 111. lliµ.h. Ti u• s i y lL• or 11\u l' <li1i co h, a, 1uixt 11ro of th(1 ;.ronc:ral arc liilcl·t11ru ul' 111 0 E x hil1 itioo ao1l t ht:, 1,·ronc\1 n.rcl1it c0Ltu·c. Belgiun1 . - Th11 13dµ; ian :-:iec·tion oc<• 11pi t.ls a t·overe,l n,r en of G000 sq.n1. This l1ttil cl i11~ n•eall ..; i11 its linos nn <l 111 a.1.1.v 1lptai ls tli u Fle 111i s h a r c hit ctuse. ln ~ •11ernl , tilt..\ rn11f..lrnc1 ions on 1hu righ t lia.u k. a lthouµ:h fonnin~ one singl o hn nnonio us l i11P i n t lt ,· ir vnri(\h •. olfel' r-;0 1110 c1Ju.ru c t e 1·s w llic-h indicat e t)i e 11,lll l PS of th COLUltri eH \\hit-It 11tt\\" 1·e p1 ·cs1•nt. South America . - :So11lh Arn •rica eompl etes tho Bxhi hition on tl, ri ght l1a !lk 11: · 1\to Po with RC·n •ral IJui ltlin ~s . BIL.\/. 11. occu pi es n huilflin~ ;qHwt. Tlie 11 ('l1ll1 ~- l - 1a: 1.ilJAY , 1110 n : •p1 · 1;1. 1c.: of J•:1ll "ATCHt nlltl l li o _\ H/:E:S'l' l :SB ltE I' BJ. IC' . T l ds lus1 i s t.111 ul, •g·:1111 pa\'ilion with au nn•a. ol' ~JOU sq.in . Uphill Waterwo rkE. - Tli u ll' r.lurworks IHtv he n h11ilt on lho hill , on rl1, • p :·o lon!!"alion o f t hu :i-..:.i s o f tlu.\ ) l onu111cn1al bri,lg-1 •, n. bove au<l beyon,l tlil1 Fo n·i .~n st· lin111:1. I I' o:w tlii11kc;, 1hn t th e llill presents in this s po t a n ~lev,1, tio n of P lio11t , 0 111etn•s al>o,·u tl 10 Po , it iA ens,· to ima.}!ino tha.t t ho a r c hi - tel'l~ or thu E , llil,iti on ( En!.!'i11e..:·rs F E~oc: 1.1 n 1 :\ l o1. i~1 a111l :-:..A1 .,·,,no1tl) ha ve u s ,1 to tlu• lw~t, nd,·nnta~e this clifi'eronc<: of h•,•(•l. Tia• 111on11111l•ll1nl lJ1·i(l~c. w i tl1 il s l11d11sfr:Hlcs at 1110 sicles , wit.Ii th(• rowR or iti;:. ,· i<-1orit•s a111l tlll, gr:iru1 i;:. tai1·s: tlu· c· 1·ownwo1 k o f its ntSC'a<lcs. wlti c lt will fal l l'r11111 lh tl fot·tttlo of tlio \\ f: Lf,,n,·orks, llnnk ·•l h_,· i t:,; ho1 rl H1 pl es. will fon11 a,lt0!!t:l11cr a strlu of a l'c liitt ·t·lnn1 wiiit·li will 1,0 11111"h ;1,pJll't-dat cl hy all ,·oun;ti:--:--t~ 11n•, 1•1111~lii111in.;.:: 01w of t lH· 11 1thl. inlcn·Htin!! :ittrnctions of tht, 'J'111'i11 Kxhibition oi' I!)! I. TIIF: l'ALAci,: nF G1rn)rA:-.Y (lnterrrntional E-'hibi ti on).
~ ~ T JJ - A B C D E F .._ }>osta. 'J'elegrnfo . Telefooo. Borsa. .Atmeria Rea.le. Palazzo Accademia Scienze. G C1u-igoaoo. H Museo Civico -(Sez . .Aotica) . I :Museo Civico (Sez Modema) . L 'J'eatro Regio. M N 0 Ca1·ignano . Alfieri . Vittorio .Ema.nuclc. p Q Politeama Chil\rnlla. MAP OF TURIN Scale 1 : 20-000 W O :--:. ::;a,n l!"'il ippn . 0. Universita.. 10 . .Accademia .Albertina. 11. Mole .Aotonelliaoa . 12. Museo Iodnstrialt,_ 13- San Lorenzo, 14. San Giovanni. 1 \ ~ ,..~r---"-· ;_ 15. P01·ta Palatina. D )i)\\\n' \\' '.__,~, 16 . Pa.limo <li Cit .ta_ .' 1-pJ-'-;)jj,! :l,p I;' 17. Santi Martiri . · //1/.-0;, ·: f1 , . • •. 1S. San Dalmazzo. ,:: 1. Galleria Nazionale. 19. La Consolata. _ ,i· 2. Santa. Cristina. \ \ \ 1 l ' 3. San Ca1·!0. ~ .. \ ' 4. .A.cca.demia. l i' ila.rmon. 22 . Corpus Domini. .,_,,.) ;-, i·; 5. Galleria Geisser. 23. Chiesa de! Carmine . '/,, · f': I 6. Palazzo :Madama,_ 24 . San Gioachiuo . 1\,1)•~\"i','\"!~., ,\ l \ , \ '" 7 . Galleria Sub11lpina. 25. Chiesa, Sacro Cuoro di J,faria . ,.:'.I ':;._,I I I'." , ____________ 20. Cittadella. . 2l. Palazzo di Giustizia .
TQRIN in 1911. FIRST TOUR ROUND THE TOWN Morning - Central Station - Piazza Castello. PL\ZZA CARLO FELICE (17 .000 sq.m.). Central stat ion or Porta, .Y. .U,ova1 constnwtefl in 1865-1868. Bea,ntifnl ga.rden ,vith a \Jasin aud fonnt:iin; Uefore the rniliu.:;s, monumen t of Jla ssi1no cl 'Azeglio (sculptor Balzico, 1S73). A.t the end of tho Sll lUl. l'O comrnonces: VIA R OJlA, form er!,- S •U,'JVCt,, tracecl in 1615 on t he plans of T"'ittozzi. On the le ft at t he co rner of \·ia. Arci voscova.clo is the Uc,lleria, ~Xazionctle, coverecl 1ias:-;age (1S7Q1 - a.rehi tect Riccio). V ia Roma . crosses t ho. : P 1AZZ.\ SAK CAH.LO (l:!,750 sq.n1.). Notice tho e l ega.nce of the houses , "·hich snn·o LuHl i t. On the right, Santa, l'rislina, Church (front of I71 S, hy Juva,ra): on t-,he l eft San Carlo Church. Iu the centre t.ho l.H·ouz.e s tatue of E~mnctnU,t l J hii'ibert, Drtke of S,woy (1528-1580), m"s t erpi ece ol' the sculptor j)forocdwtti (lS:), ). A..t 11 . 5, . the seat of the .Acca.demict 1;,ilan nanica, one of the hest ul nbs of t he town . Via. Romn. run s <.tlong t he Galleria, Geisser, cov orecl passage constr uctecl in 1S5S, :mcl ends at : PtAZZ.\ CASTELLO (38.000 sq.m,), t he centre of the town. In t he mi<l<ll e of tlie sq uare is the Caslle1 which gives the name to t he place. l\Iarble fron t (west side) and in the i ns ide r e1narkable s taircase l>y Juvct,rcr,_ HaJl histori cal fo1· the meetings of the Senate (1S4S-1SG4}. Before t he west fron t , is a. statu e 1·epresenting a. n ollice r of the Sarclinian Anny (sculptor 17ela, , 1857); on th o sonth sifl e, t he rnonnme nt of Ga,lileo Perrct,ris (sculptor Oontrct,tti , 1002). 11'0 t he no r th of the Castl e, is the noyal P alace, of 164G (open eve ry cla., from n ...::.\..:UL to 5 P .ll.; gate b_y Palagi, Casto r an d Pollux in bronze by Sangiorr,io). In the inter i01· noti ce the stairs, w ith pictures ,incl statues of tho princes of t he Honse of Savoy, t he Swiss Hall, t ho l'hrone Room, t l10 Chin ese Cabinet with frescoes \Jy J1ea,'l.(,1nont. 'fhe r oya.l garden is not open g:enera.lly e xcept iD the summer on Snncla.ys for concer ts a ncl popul:1.L· fest,i vals. .A.<ljoining t he Royal Pa.lace at n . 13 Pin.1,za Castello , tho Gallery of Arms (Armeria R ea le), t he most complete in Enrope, open a ll wee k days from !) A.M . to :J P.::U. : to ga in a.dm it t~ioce free, app l.v to the sec1·etary; entran ce free on holi tlays, from l l .A..:::M:. to 3 P .nr. : cata log ue. Continuing t he wa lk through the a rea.des, a.t t he north east coTner, th e :l'eal;-o R egio of 173S, formerly the Court Th ea.tre, whi c h can accommorlato 3000 :;pectn.tors . · The arcades of Pia.zza Castello bet"~een via. Ga. riba.lrli a.ncl ,·ia, Po have splendicl s hops and are .a. favourite w,i lk1 especially iu winter and the e ve nin g. TnE PALAGI> o ,, BELOW.\! (In te rnatio nal Exhillition). l O Afternoon - Via Po - Monte dei Cappuccini - Exhibition. V I A Po . Notice the ben,ntiftll view of the street borde1-ed ou uotli sides by ,ucMles, with the dome of t h e Grnu Ma,lre ,li Dio Churc li an<l t he mass of grneu bills which are rni se<l at the lmck, at 1 km . distance. ·walking along via Po, yott see ou the l eft at n. J7 the Unive,·sily P ala ce (1713, remai·kable cou rt-yarcl aucl gallery are to be noticecl; on t he first floor the Na,tional Li/Jra,ry , with more than 300 .000 vol umes, open rrom n .A.M. to 4 P.M.). .A.t the cor ner o f via Mont ebello, alwtiys k eeping to th e le ft , tnrn vis it t he Mole A.ntonel,Uana, 164 m. high, th e most ctujous bul ldin~ of th e town , a.n<l the bjghest in brickwork of tlJe w·orlcl, architect .Antonelli, who began j t in 1863, and ·who gave it bi s on.me (one can monnt 1040 steps any da,y from D A . :M. to 5 P .M. ; e n t r ance Fr. 0,50, m<.tg oi ficeut view). PIAZZA VI'l'l'ORJO E,IANUELE I (34 .000 s'[ .m,), constructe,l in 1815-1825 , remarkable as much for its size as for tho vi ew it ofl'ors of the Po and of the h ill s, :.incl from whe1·0 you see i n front th e Gran ]I adre cli Dio Church , on the Tight the .ilionte dei Oav1mccini, and on the left , the Stiverya Bas'ilic<t . .At tl10 end of the sc1,1at'O, we cross tho Po by the Vittorio Emanuele I bri dge, w ith 5 a1·ches1 150 1n . in leng th a.ad 13 in widt h . On the other s ide of the Po is a 1narbl e statue of K ing Vi ctor-Em,1ncH1,iwl I (sculptor Gayyini), au,l Grnn .iUa,ire di Dio Chnrch , Cl'ected iu 1814 as a r e - membrance of tho Res toratiou, i n th e sty le of tho Pantheon, wHh a. d iameter of 21 ID, (arch itect Bonsignore). Taking the road to the right by via Monca,lieri, you immecliatEi ly arrivo at t he foot (funiClll"r all days , Fr. 0,15 rntnrn) of the : MONTE DE r 0AP1TCCINI (283 m. h igh), w·itb a fa iry view of the town a.nd cb"iu of the A lps. Capuciu Chmch 16 ll , lly Vittozzi . Near the Church and Convent , i s tbe Obser vatory of the It:1liau .Alpine Clttll , wit h A lp ine i\Iu seu1 11 ancl telescope (entrance 40 centi mes ou week cl::Lys a.ncl 25 centi mes ou holidays). R etnrni ng from Mon t e clei Cappucci n i to the ceutra.l station we ca.n go Uy t he \muk of the Po, coming back ou t he le ft bank lly ouo of t he two ur idgoij Vittorio En1,a,n1tcle I 01· Vm,berto I , aucl goiog by way of Co rso Vittorio Emanuele. !l'he Avenue goes along the Val entine Park ctnd the main entra'ilce gate to the Nalion<tl Exhibition (see vayes 4-7). T URIN . Vi ttorio Emanuel e I Bridge. 11
TURIN in 1911, SECOND TOUR ROUND THE TOWN 1vlorning - Piazza Castello - Piazza Statuto - Piazza Solferino. "\\Te take a.s our starting point piazza. Castello ancl crossing the Roya.I Sqn<>re (between the Royal palace ou the right, aucl tbe Chablais palace on tbe l eft,) we anwe at : PIAZZA SAN GIOVA~Kl. Ca\hedral of 1492-1498, by Meo clel Caprino fl orentino . From the transept to tbe Cba1iel of Holy-Shroucl of 1694, uy Guarini. From Pia,1,7,a Sau Giovanni tnrn to the right by via Venli Seltembre anrl then to the left Uy the Corso Regina Margherita,, when " .,.e n.rrive in a fe1v minutes at t he Square Eman'llele F ·ili!Jerto (large central markot of the tow·n). On 1he way, turning a little to t he left , ,-..e see clo"e Uy the Porta, Palatina, built by the Romans in 723 afte r tbe fountlatiou of Rome; restored. PtAZZA PALAZZO DI C IT1.'_.\, .E'rom the centre of the Square Emanuele Filiberto by via Milano (to tbe left) a sho rt <list:ince leads to the l'oiun Hall, on the Sqm.re Palazzo cli Citta . Monmnent of t,he Count Vert (Amede,1s VI, 1366), by Palagi; Town Ha11 of 165!), b_v Lan.franchi. VIA GARIBALDI. 'l'he Sqna.re Pa.la.1,zo di Cittn. i s in communica.tiou, by tho <.lorcacles, with viu Oaribaldi, one of the most important of the tow·u for its length of 1045 m. , f'or the regularity of the buildiugs a.ncl tbe bea.utifnl shops. 'l'nru to the right. Curiosities on tbe wa..r: on tho 1ert tbe Sa,int Ma1·tyrs' Ch11rch, 1575, by l'ibalcli (tomb of Joseph De j)faistre); Ofl the 1·ight the Church of San D ahnazzo. A little fnr ther on, ou the right by via Oonsola,ta, a.ml Piazza, Sam,ia visit the Cluuoh of the Consolata, 16th. centtuy, by Guarini, with a belfry of 10th. ceut,u y (distance 10 minutes). Via Garih<>lcli ends at: P1AZZA STATU'r 0 (2l,OOU sq.m .). Iu the centre a. monument erected iu memory of the opening of the Frejus tu,n1u l, 187!). At the ba.ck, view of the Alps. PIAZZA S01.FEIUNO. From Piazza Statuto Uy the tn1.ms Linea clei Viuli crossing Piazza Sa,n Martino (L7,000 sq. rn. , sta •ion of Porta Susa), aucl continuing via, Cernaia (Barracks), length 870 m., wirltb 201 one arrives very soon a,t Piaiza Solferino. Passing a.t the corner of vfrl. Cerna.ta. and Corso Siccanli you i:;ee the monument Of Pietro Uicca, 1864, sculptor Cassano, and the Keep of the C,tt,J della, the ancient fortress of the town, rest.orecl 1RG31 wbicll now cont<>ins the Nationnl j)fosemn of .Artillery (open from JO A.hl. to 12, ancl from 2 to 4 P.M.) . For permission apply to the director of the .A.rsem,1 24, via. Arsenale . The Piazza Solfel'ino (24.000 s .q.) is one of the most modern and elee-aut of the tow·n . :Eqnestrian mouum,-u1t of Ferdinancl, Duke of Genoa (sculptor Balzico, 1877). Altieri !J'heatre, which can accommod:1te 2000 spectators. From Piazza. Solferino one can cootinne to the Central station l>y the same tram of Linea (l e i V iali , wh ic h takes the A.venues Re Um,IJerto anrl Vittnrio 1:),,nctnuele Il, or return to pia'l,r.a Castello by the arcades of via Pietro 1llicca. T UHIN · The Valentin Castle (1650). 12 A/Zei·noon - The Museums - The Exhibition. b '1'~ P~-in!'ipal Museums are in the _Palazzo .Accaclemia clelle Scienze (of 1678 Y Ut'I 1'1it) ~ucl 111 the Palazzo Oang11ano in the centre of tJ1e towu (?. mi~ ~~(tet ;ron: P iazza Castello by Via .A ccade1r1,ia delle Scienze to Pia.z1,a Cario~nauo ' . j Vi~ C<irlo .ii lberto - or by tho soutb arcades ancl the Galleria Subal• pi,~a, of 1814, architect Carrem - to Pio.zza Carlo Alberto). hEG!A PIKACO'l'ECA (Picture Gall ery). - 4, Via .Accarlemia clelle Scienze 2ucls flodL. Open evor_y clay from 9 A.l\L to 4 P.M., 1 franc; entrance fre~ on un ay~ from 1 P. ~- to 4 P . .M.i catalog ue. 'l'be Ga.ll erv contains more ~hat'h 600 p1 ct'.u·ea of a ncient art. l'~nmrkahle chiefly for the i'ooms cleclicatecl 8° 1 painte1s of Dutch an(l Flem,ish schools. Pictures by Gandtmzio Ferlad a.--so e1Tato, Albani , Dolci, Paolo Veronese, Canaletto, Bassano, Raffaello' Van ~yck, Rembrandt, Rt1bens, Potter, H.uysclael, 1\lemmlin<T, Teniers etc.' cleff"UtE.'!1'1 0.F EG~l' 'l'I.AN ANO Ro~U.N-GREEK ..A.N'l'IQUI'l'IES. ~ Via.Acc~clemia. e meuze, 4. G1ouncl floor <>ncl 1st. floor• opeu from 9 A M. to 4 p M l fra,}ctb eutrarc? free 011 ~unda.,rs. Tbe M~1seum of Eg-ypti~Ll ~ntiqniti~s i·; o~e~ 0 _ ~ ~~~OS llUJIOdant lll :Europe. On the ground floor, colossal statues off ~?sost11s : ou the 1st. Jloor celehratocl coll ect ion of papvrus (,·oyal papyn<R 0. . i~rin,_ Book of the d~ad1 etc.). Among the other coliections a. sei-i es of etntscan vas~s :.tLlCl a. calnoet of nieclals of 25.000 Greek and Roman coins . ~:ALAZZO 0.AUIGNANO . Tbe Ca.rignauo palace, front lti SO bv o ,uarini on the Caiig_uano S~~1are, mo~lern fron~ 1864-1874, by Bolloti and 1i'erro 1 on tbe C:.ulo .All~e i to Sqna,Le, contams the historical ha.II of mrethws of the House of De puties (184ti-1864) aucl tbe NATURAL Il1STOltY l\IUSEUM. The Museums ar~ ?ren eve1y_clay, except OU Mon,lays, from 1 P.M. to 4 P.M.. (entrance free.( lbe collect,~n s embmce the Zoulogical ilfoseu,n (more than 300.000 SJI CCirn ens; n_ote the g1e~t saloon, 8 m. b1gb)1 the c01nparecl Anatom,y .iJiuseu'ln (4000 s pe- ~i:.~~;. Mineral M1tseu,n (18.000 pieces) aucl Geology and Paleontology 1 ~!-fSEGO Civrco. 'l'be to,~n l\Iuseum i s clivi,lecl into two parts: ancient a,·t , . 1a . ande_nz10 Ferran, near the Mole Antooell iaoa, ancl niodern art 30' c01s0 S1ccanh, near the monument of Victor E m,manuel JI (35 m b'' {T b ' JS l!J, , sctLlp~r Costa). 'l'be two Museums are open evury clay from !) .A M~o t~ 4 P.M._,. e1:1t.1a uce 1 franc i_ e n t rance free on Thursdays a nd Sundays. A.mon ~,e, c uuos ,ties of the A n c1_e11t A1-t M,1s~um notice tbe large ,nc,8s'.book Dell~ ,o, eie M tbe 15th. ~entllly, the collect1on of purcelain, of cloths, the fra~- ments ot the ohou-, rn carvecl wood, of the Abbey of Sta.ffctrcla of the 15111 Century. ' On leaving the inocl ~rn ar t Museum we follow to the ,-ight (several tram l ~n~s) tJie Corso Vittorio Em,anit~le, a magnificent boulevard of 48 m in width, ,Eih,~h . leads to the ceutml station allCl to tbe entmuce of the luternational 1 x.b1b1t10u : see pages 4-7. Tuurn • Royal Basilica of Snperga. 13
TURIN in 1911, CO/v\PLE/v\ENTARY VISITS Public Buildings. - THE Exc ,uNGE, 28, Via Ospech,le, built in 1750. arcb,tect the Co,rnt Benedetto Alfieri (Libmry of the Clmmber of Commerce with a botlt 10.000 volt,mes). COURT 01• APPEAL. Via Corte ,r Appello, built 1720 by Juvarn modified afterwards by the Com1t Alfieri. ' ' . ACCADEi\l tA_.A.LBERTINA DI BELLE .A.RTL 1, Via .Accarlemia .A lbert ina, founded 111_ 1833 b.\' K10g Charles Albert, afte1· wbom it was called. The libmry contams 5000 volumes a11cl ari1st1c collections (apply to the doorkeeper from 10 A. M. to 4 P. M.). VILLA DELLA REGL'CA. On the right s icl e of the Po, beyond the Vittorio Emanuele bndge and the Grau Uacll-e cli Dio (electric tram). Built in 1650 (Arnbit ect riettoli), b_y Carclinal ]Jfourizio di Scivoici. Tl1e Villa de! la. Re cr io:, ha s bee11 turned in 1800 into a. National School of Educatio11 for OlliZors ' Dn.ughters a.ud is worth a visit for its bea.ntifnl s ituation on the hill. Museums and Libraries. - STATE RECORD OFFICES (12, Piazza Castello), very important for the history or tbo dynasty of Sa.voy, of Piedmont of Savoy a.nd of Homa.nsch Sw-itzerla.ucl, fro1n the 8th. centni-y. ' . COLLECTION 01• MEDALS - ROYAL LIBRALtY (13, Piazza Castello). The (;a. burnt of med<tls contams morn tba11 4000 pieces and the Library abottt 70.000 volumes a,ncl 3000 maunscrits. · lNUUS'l'fiIAL MUSEL'M, 32, Vfa Ospeclale. One can visit the collections from 9 to 11 A. M. a 11 cl from 2 to 4 P.M.; on S,rncfay from mi<l-,lay to 4 P.M. Churches. - SA~ LORENZO, Piazza Castello, north-east comer (curio,,s clome of 1687, Uy G'l.t,arini) . Co1wus DOMINI (Via Palazzo di Cittil.) . Bttilt in 1610 by Vittozzi rebuilt in 1753 br Alfie,·i. ' SAN FILIPPO (Via Ma.l'ia VittoriL\.)i rebnHt by Ju·vara, a church remarkalJl e for its s ize; the nave is 69 m. in length and 37 ju width . SANTA Cn.ocE (Pia.~za Carlo Emanuele II), by JUvara. SAN GJOACH INO (V ,a Ponte Mosca), by Cotrnt Ceppi . SACRO Cu_oRE m MARIA (\Tia Pallamaglio, district S. Salvario), of 1000, by Count Oepvi, rema,rkalJ le for the 1utenol' decorations, the larO'e or.-ra.n and the clome of 5G m. iu hoigh t. 0 0 '\YALDENSIAN CI·IURCII (lombanl sty le), Co,·so Vittorio Eumnuele II. lSI<AELl~'E SrnAGOGliE (oriental st,y le), Via Pio V . CE:ME'l'Eltr" (Ele.ctric tram from Piazza. Castello1 :are .Fr. 0,10). 'l'he cemetery wa,s commenced 1n 1S20 on the plans of Loniba:rdi, and has an area of 200 .000 st1.m. It js open from D A.M. to 4 P.M. i i n summer from S A.M. to midcl a.y a,ucl from 2 P. M . to 7 P. lL The cemetery contain s a. la.rO'e numbe r of rnonll - ments by the sculptors Yelci, Monteverde, icibacchi Dellci Vedovci Costa Belli Cinotti, Canonica, and others. ' 1 1 ' T HE STADIUM (International E,chiuition). 14 TORIN in 1911. THE SURROUNDINGS '_rbe bills a,ucl the Alps which enclose Tnriu in such a. ma,gnificeut ring of green a.ucl snowy mountains, are object of walks and excnrsions of great interest, some of which, clescri bed hei·ebelow, ca.n \Jell easily rca.checl from Turin. Superga (he ight 671 m. 1 50 miuntes, by fnnicn1a,t· rai1wa.y wbic]1 s a,rts fron1 Piazza. Ca,stello). It is one of the most beautiful excursions nea1· the town a.ncl no perso n sboulcl leave '£lu·in aucl its E.xhi\Jit ion witbot1t having made it. '.l'Lo Royal Basilica of Superga \\·as bui lt iu 1717-31 , on the p lans of J«oara. One can v isit it by ouqull'ing a.t tho door on the le ft s icl e of the large stain·a.se . In the :1rljoining apt>rtmeuts, room of the Popes (portrnits of all tho popes). Uncler the Church a1·e the cryvts containing the tombs of the Priuces of the House of Savoy1 from Victor Ameclens II (founder of tbo Basilica) to King Charles Albert. From the Basilica one can a.scencl (every clay , Sundays a.ncl bolicbys excepterl) 310 steps np to t he dome, wbern thel'O is "very I.Joautirul aucl e.xtensivo pa.uorama. There is a, splenclicl vi ew or the Alps, of Gran<l - Paraclis, of Mount-Cervin, of the raugo of Mount-Rose, of the plains of P iedmont a~,l Lomb:1rcly . On the esplanade is a monument in Lononr of Kiug 1.,~,,11/Jert I, by tho sculptor Pozzi . Moncalieri (8 km . ; electr ic tram from Piazza Castello , DO minutes di stance) . Town of 12.000 inhabitants, in a picturesque situation near to the Poi a. ncl cl ominatecl 1.Jy t be Roycil Caslle or tbe 15th. century (picture gallery. p01·tmits of tbe Princes of the Ifottse of S,woy) . Stupinig i ( to km.; tram way which starts from via Sacchi, uear to the central ra,il way station; distance 35 minutes). Boyal Castle or l'itli century. large park. Rivoli ( l 2 km. i rail"'ay which departs from piazza, Statuto, clista,nce 30 mim,tes) . Towu of 7000 inl1:1bitauts; Castle of 1712, br Juvara (uufiui shecl) . Magnifice nt view of the A lps and of the plains sLurouncling Turin. Chieri (railway from ro,fa Nnova, 22 km. , clista.nco 40 minutes). Industrial town of 14.000 inha\Jitants. Ccithedrnl a11d Baptistery of 1405. Houses ancl towers of lbo 1uiclclle ages. Racc onig i (railway , 38 km.; distan ce l holll'). 'l'owu of 9000 inlml,itc,nts. Castle of tl,e 1711, centmy, enclosed by a large park ; summer r esido11ce of the King of Italy. TURIN EXHIBITION PREMISES PROTECTED AGAINST FIRE All Exhibitions helcl in Tiirin at va1·ious epochs cilways closecl without having su(f'erecl in the least fi-o,n (ii·e, ancl u;e feel to-clay the same sense of secui·ity, as, fi-oin the (ii-st beginning of the works, management in this i·espect has been seizecl with a strong hancl, ancl all l,uilcling materials, timbe,·, fcibrics, etc . have been rendered fireproof by means of special processes, which won the awai-cls o(fei-ecl in an I nternational Competition pui·posely helcl as /ai· baclc as 1907; a thick net of' conduits bringing watei· uncle, · high pi·essure in spi·eacl ovei· the gi·ouncls so as to have powerful hycli-ants in the parlc ancl halls every 55 yards; pw·titions, ceilings, ancl flooi-s ai·e pi-otectecl with asbestos sheets , whilst a body of specially appointed watchmen cw-e being claily ti-ain ecl to pi·event, ancl clrillecl to fight against, (ii ·e. Thus, by timely cii-i·angements, Tui·in will hotel hei· pi-oucl recoi-cl of never having perrnittecl (ii·e to spoil hei· Shows. 15
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; .... r International exhibition of Industries and Labour TURIN 1911 GENER.AL PLAN Scale 1 : 5500 One million aquare 0 % ii: 0 I-, ;: ... UJ Q "' Q ~ <f) _; s % UJ ,.. 0 C I-' .:i 1 - Main Entrance 2 - Art applied . to Industry 3 - The Modern Town 4 - The Palace of Fashion 5 - Hungary 6 - French Colonie~ 7 - Hunting and Fishing-Aquarium 8 - Botanic-Garden of the Royal University 9 - Valentino Castle (Royal Polytechnic School) 10 - Aeronautic Show 11 - Secondary Entnnce 12 - Offices of the Executive Commission 13 - Social Economy Section 14 - Musical Instruments 15 - Festal Celebrations Hall 16 - Electricity - Professsional Teaching (1•1 Floor) 17 - Secondary Entrance and Prince Amadeus Monument 18 • Working Machinery Hall 19 - The Newspaper and the Art of Printing . / . / .· / • ·. •c,. -~ .§ · · · •·. ·. · . . --· _-· - ./ ,,,., ~ . ~ .,,,- 20 - Great Britain 21 - City of Turin 22 - Mediaeval Castle ad Village 23 - India 24 - Corso Dante Subway 25 - Secondary Entrance 26 - Attractions Park 27 - Province of Turin -Show of the Road - Touring 28 - Popular Place of Refreshment 29 - Italian Public Works - Means of Conveyance 30 - Railway Material 31 - Provisional Bridge over the Po 32 - Motor-Boats Pier 33 - Manufacturing Industries 34 - Agriculture and Agricultural Machines 35 - Army and Navy 36 - The Italians Aoroad 37 - Secondary Entrance 38 - Siam 39 - United States 40 - Germany 41 - Great Bridge Stairs 42 - Monumental Bridge over the Po 43 - Great Uphill Waterworks 44 - France 45 - Belgium N 46 - Brazil, 280.000 square metres covered space 47 - South America (Uraguay, Equat0r, etc.) 48 - Argentine Republic 49 - Secondary Entrance 50 - Foot-bridges over the Po 51 - Goods-reeeiving Station
l. ,r I -----------~ ... - I I Some English Press Opinions concerning the City of Turin and the International Exhibition To lhe English Reader. No opinion will appeal more strongly to the British public at large, whether interested in Italian Touring, .Al't, or Industrial Progress1 or be of greater valtrn to them, than that expressecl hy the British jonm'1ii sts themselves, after .a, personal v.i sit, macle under the most fa,vo1uable conditions for a1Tiv iug at a true estimarte of t he past g lories and present vivid, glow·i11g, and streouons li fo of young Italy. '1']10 follo,dng extrncts will show that they reaii,,ecl tb'1t to-cfay t be City of Turin, with a great International Exhibition for 1911 in prepar:1tion, j~ the moving spirit of the Italian political awakening, as ,\.,.ell as t ho great exponent of the Tbird Ital.r, in her woncleifnl progress. Rome a,ncl Ttuin together 1·epresent Italy as a whole, her iocompn.r:.tl>le liistory in tl_1e past, h el' glorious struggle for independence in the present clay , .as well as t,he latest word in Art, Inclustry ancl Social Development. The Pall Mall Gazette, September 11, 1900 . A R egion of ct, thousand Oha1·1ns. The Exhibition grounds as a whole occupy n n enormous area of tlle Va.lentine Park, the most attractive region on the -outski rts of 'l'nr.iu, the cit,y which d eserves its title as the Birmingham of Ital y· .and sometbi ng more. Turin, with a populatfon four· hunclrecl thousand and a. high rate of industrial energy, i s a city of very great natural attractions, wJ1ithin and without. The Park in question is a vast graen space on the IJa,nk -of tJie river Po, and rich in woodland and statuary and deco rative t1·eat111ent nccurcling to the Oest tra<litions of Italian landscape ganleniug. The Globe, Septemhe1· 2·4, 1000. He who stands by the Superga, the mausoleum of t be House of Sn.voy 1 n-n<l looks clown upon tbe fertile plain of ?ieclmont, has a bird's-eye view of Jnoclern Italy and its inclustries . Down to the left , on t he s ilver riblJon of the river Po, li es Turin, ·with its broacl straight streets, and the tall spire of the National Mnsenm rising a bove the houses . In Hill Tluin will open .111 International Exhibition of Industry ancl Labour, an{l the Italians are especially ]_)lea.secl w ith th e fo,ct that not only is the B.rit,ish Government taking an in• terest in the matter, lmt that the Prince of -wa les, now His :;\fajest.r King -George V, is the President of tbe British Seotiou. Times, May 31, 1010. The British Section will occupy one of the best sites in t-he gronnds, -covo1·ing m·el' seve n a.cres1 ancl the buildings will be of great arch i tectural beanty. Fnl'thcr iofonua.tion rna.y be obtained on app licat ion to: signor Tullio Sambucet tC 4 St . ..:.l[ur!J . l.rc1 Lrn1dr1n E. C. Thos. Cook & Son - The official Passengers Agents.
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