
City Hall / Citizens

Mole Antonelliana was planned as the highest Synagogue in the world by the Jewish community of Torino, but when the political circumstances changed and Torino lost its importance as capital to Florence in 1864, there was not enough money available any more to finish that extravagant showcase of architectural art. So the city of Torino…
The photographers luck: A Robert Capa retrospective in the Royal Palace in Torino and a meeting that ended just in time to free a small time slice for a exhibition visit. Some weeks ago I had read the book of the two protagonists’ 1947 journey to Russia, so I enjoyed some of the images even…
Could well be the motto of my working day…
The hotel ‘Dogana Vecchia’ in Torino is still proud of the night W. A. Mozart once spent in this house. Used to all the Mozart buzz in Salzburg, I felt immediately familiar with this place. And at night, when the tourist chatter finally subsided, the room still had some serenity, as if some Mozart tunes…