Piazza Statuto, Square in Italy

Piazza Statuto is an elongated square in western Turin, laid out from 1863 with neoclassical buildings and wide arcades along its perimeter. At its centre, on the west side of the gardens, stands the Frejus Tunnel monument: a pyramid of large rocks excavated from the tunnel, topped by a winged figure with a star on its forehead, with marble titans along the sides and a fountain at its base.

The square was designed by architect Giuseppe Bollati in the 1860s as part of a plan to connect old and new parts of Turin. The central monument was completed in 1879 and honors the opening of the Frejus Tunnel in 1871, which linked France and Italy through the mountains.

The square takes its name from the Statuto Albertino, the constitution granted by Carlo Alberto in 1848. In the esoteric lore of "Turin magica" it forms one vertex of a black-magic triangle with London and San Francisco, and organised tours stop here; the nearby Valdocco district, from Latin valle occisorum, was a Roman execution ground.

The elongated square is crossed by several streets, including corso Francia and via Garibaldi, the old Roman decumanus. The Frejus fountain sits in the central gardens, and the access to Turin's main sewer junction lies beside it. The Beccaria obelisk, a geodetic marker of 1808, stands in the small garden just west of the monument.

The site is linked to legends about magical forces and marked the edge of the ancient Roman city where enemies were executed. Some believe the monument and its position form part of a mystical triangle with London and San Francisco, attracting visitors interested in Turin's hidden spiritual heritage.