Mole Antonelliana (La)

The symbol of Turin

Address:

Via Montebello - Via Giardino, 39
10124 - Centre
Turin

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This is one of the highest works of masonry in Europe at 167.5 metres. It was planned by Alessandro Antonelli as a synagogue in the second half of the nineteenth century. The square based construction presents its facade towards Via Montebello and the quadrangular dome is mounted by a little temple with two columns which hold up the spire. The spire was rebuilt in 1953, after a violent storm when it collapsed and it was remodelled in metal overlaid with stone. There is an old Turin legend regarding universities and the Mole - if a student climbs the Mole during his studies, he will never graduate.

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