Madonna del Carmine, Baroque church in central Turin, Italy
Madonna del Carmine is a Baroque church in central Turin with a single nave and six oval chapels, three on each side, lined with colored marble surfaces. The chapels are evenly distributed, creating a symmetrical interior space decorated with stone and marble ornaments.
The church was designed by Filippo Juvarra in 1732 and sustained damage from World War II bombings. It was later reconstructed using photographic documentation to faithfully restore the original structure.
The altar holds a relic of Blessed Amadeus IX of Savoy that was donated by royalty. The colored marble chapels reflect local devotion to the Virgin Mary within the Baroque religious tradition.
The church sits at the intersection of Via del Carmine and Via Bligny, just behind the pedestrian shopping street Via Garibaldi in Turin's old town. Its location places it within walking distance of other landmarks and shops in this active neighborhood.
Natural light streams through small windows in the roof's cupolas, gently illuminating the interior with shifting rays throughout the day. This subtle lighting creates changing effects as sunlight moves across the colored marble surfaces.
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