MOLE ANTONELLIANA

HISTORY

HISTORY

From most of the city panorama viewpoints, it's the first thing you'll notice: a reinforced concrete and steel beam tower with a strange shape that dominates the center of Turin. The architect...

STRUCTURE

STRUCTURE

The Mole Antonelliana is a fine example of nineteenth-century architecture's "eclectic style", which I will now explain for you. It comes from Greek and means "choose" or...

ELEVATOR

ELEVATOR

I'm going to tell you a secret: inside its huge structure, the Mole hides the first panoramic elevator that was officially designed for tourists. Truly cutting edge for the times. It was built in 1953...

CINEMA MUSEUM INTRODUCTION

CINEMA MUSEUM INTRODUCTION

Inside the Mole you can visit the fascinating Museum of Cinema, which is one of the most important world wide for its richness of materials related to the origins of cinematography, and also for its...

CINEMA MUSEUM TOUR

CINEMA MUSEUM TOUR

To begin your tour of the museum, go to level +5, which is halfway up the access staircase. The first section is entitled "Archeology of Cinema", and passes through eight rooms that show you...

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