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Turin
(Italian: Torino) is a major city as
well as a business and cultural
centre in northern Italy, capital of
the Piedmont region, located mainly
on the left bank of the Po River
surrounded by the Alpine arch. The
population of the city proper is
909,193 (November 2008) while the
population of the urban area is
estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7
million inhabitants; the Turin
metropolitan area is estimated by
OECD to have a population of 2.2
million.
Turin
is a flourishing, industrious and
cosmopolitan European city, which
enjoys state-of-the-art technology
and architectural developments. The
city boasts a rich culture and
history, and is known for its
numerous art galleries, restaurants,
churches, palaces, operahouses,
piazzas, parks, gardens, theatres,
libraries, museums and other venues.
Turin is well-known for its baroque,
rococo, neo-classical, and Art
Nouveau architecture. Much of the
city's public squares, castles,
gardens and elegant palazzi (such as
Palazzo Madama), were built by
Sicilian architect Filippo Juvarra,
who modelled these buildings on the
Baroque and classical style of
Versailles. Examples of these
French-themed edifices include the
Royal Palace of Turin, the Palazzina
di caccia of Stupinigi and the
Basilica di Superga. Turin is
sometimes called the "cradle of
Italian liberty", due to its having
been the birthplace and home of
notable politicians and people who
contributed to the Risorgimento,
such as Cavour. The city currently
hosts some of Italy's best
universities, colleges, academies,
lycea and gymnasia, such as the
Polytechnic University of Turin.
Prestigious and important museums,
such as the Museo Egizio[7] and the
Mole Antonelliana are also found in
the city. Turin's several monuments
and sights make it one of the
world's top 250 tourist
destinations, and the tenth most
visited city in Italy in 2008.
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