To learn more and modify your settings go to our Privacy Policy. Mole Antonelliana - Torino, Italy Current Version 1.0 by simog. It's a glass lift so if you don't like heights it's pretty scary. Originally conceived of as a synagogue, it now houses the National Museum of Cinema, and is believed to be the tallest museum in the world. By continuing to navigate you declare to accept and consent to the use of cookies pursuant to the relevant terms and conditions. I baptized it Ecce homo and in that spirit placed an enormous free space around it.”[12]. 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The community, with a budget of 250,000 lire and the intention of having a building worthy of a capital city, hired Alessandro Antonelli. You go straight up the centre of the dome! With a height of 167.5 metres, it was the tallest brick building in Europe at the time. The Mole Antonelliana is the tallest unreinforced brick building in the world (built without a steel girder skeleton). P.IVA 06407440012 Crappy overpriced gift shop, I read several mixed reviews before we decided to go to the Mole Antonelliana but that didn’t put us off from going. An architectural landmark of the city of Turin, it was initially conceived as a synagogue, before being bought by the Municipality of Turin and made into a monument to national unity. [11], Friedrich Nietzsche greatly admired the building, associating it with the figure Zarathushthra and wrote “Earlier I walked past the Mole Antonelliana, perhaps the most brilliant work of architecture ever built—strangely, it has no name—as a result of an absolute drive into the heights—it recalls nothing so much as my Zarathustra. From 1908 to 1938, the city used the Mole to house its Museum of the Risorgimento, which was moved to the Palazzo Carignano in 1938. When the star was set in its place on April 10, 1889, it brought the total height of the Mole to 167.5 m (550 ft), making it the tallest brick building in Europe at the time.[6]. You can really see everything from above. Elegant Turin has a secret history shrouded in mystery and links to magic and the occult. All the images used on the website and social media channels are for the exclusive use of cultural dissemination and exclude commercial purposes. The Mole appears on the reverse of the two-cent Italian euro coins and was the inspiration for the official emblem of the 2006 Winter Olympics, as well as those of the 2005 World Bocce Championships and the 2006 World Fencing Championships. The relationship between Antonelli and the Jewish community was not happy. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in Australia. In December 2017, the Mole was illuminated with over 6000 LED lights, an unprecedented event to mark 110 years since the establishment of Aem Torino, Iren, a company that supplies electricity to the city. Today it still allows visitors to go up to the panoramic terrace which is 85 metres high and take in the amazing views of the city and the surrounding Alps. Click here for OPENING HOURS, TICKETS, RESERVATIONS Actions. The ride up there is exciting as well. He worked on the project until his death in October 1888. The Mole Antonelliana is a monumental building in Turin. Mole Antonelliana. Bit of a queue and the price could be better than 6€ for a ride in a crowded lift, having said that the views when you get up,there are pretty spectacular. [3] A representation of the building is featured on the obverse of the Italian 2 cent euro coin. Such changes, in addition to greater costs and construction time than were originally anticipated, did not please the Jewish community and construction was halted in 1869, with a provisional roof. The panoramic lift was inaugurated in 1961, during the celebrations for the centenary of the Italian Unification and it was renovated in 1999. Woooah!, The. Catalan vaults are featured in the ceiling of the ground floor under the atrium, which are relatively rare in Italy but popular in Spain, where they originated. In 1876, the Jewish community, which had spent 692,000 lire for a building that was still far from finished, announced that it was withdrawing from the project. Planned and begun by architect Alessandro Antonelli in 1863, it was only completed in 1889. Visit areas of the city considered cursed since Roman times, sinister architecture, and forbidding statues. On one side of the four-faced dome, the first Fibonacci numbers are written with red neon lights: they are part of the artistic work Il volo dei Numeri (Flight of the Numbers) by Mario Merz. File Information Changelogs Discussions 0. Discover the dark side to the city during this guided tour by night that takes in sights and landmarks linked to the city’s twins “souls”, one associated with black magic and the other with white magic. On its head was a small five-pointed star supported by a pole. A stylized version of the building appeared in the logo for the 2006 Winter Olympics. Great lift and view , wish I had realised I could do the lift and not the. Reservations: prenotazioni@museocinema.it Planned and begun by architect Alessandro Antonelli in 1863, it was only completed in 1889. We use cookies and third-party cookies to enhance your navigation experience of our website. The statue was commissioned to the sculptor Fumagalli, months after Antonelli's death. With a height of 167.5 metres, it was the tallest brick building in Europe at the time. The building (including the interior with its Museum of Cinema) was used extensively in the 2004 Italian film Dopo Mezzanotte (After Midnight). 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The Mole Antonelliana (pronounced [ˈmɔːle antonelˈljaːna]) is a major landmark building in Turin, Italy, named after its architect, Alessandro Antonelli. Everywhere in the city you can see this big spire ... unfortunately I did my visit of Turin on a Tuesday so the museum and the tower werd closed but even on the outside it's a really nice to see. Library / Mediatheque - Historical Archives, Permanent Seminar on the History of Film Theories, Transparent Administration (Italian only). He proposed a series of modifications which raised the final height to 167.5 m (550 ft),[1][2] over 46 m (151 ft) meters higher than the dome in the original design. The design, by Ernesto Ghiotti, was similar to the original one seen on the head of the genie, and fell in 1953: it has been later replaced by a smaller three-dimensional, 12-pointed star. Antonelli had recently added a 121 m (397 ft) dome and spire to the seventeenth-century Basilica of San Gaudenzio in Novara and promised to build a synagogue for 280,000 lire.[4]. Museum, Well, I thought the museum would be better so I bought tickets for the museum and the panoramic lift thinking the were mutually connected No...the lift was SPECTACULAR!, good job I have conquered my fear of heights!,. [5] The Mole was dedicated to Victor Emmanuel II. View Profile Private Message to simog Follow simog Add to Already Downloaded #Real-Life #Buildings Italy. On August 11, 1904,[7] a violent storm caused the winged genie to collapse, but miraculously it stayed suspended against one of the terraces of the structure. The Mole Antonelliana is a stunning structure in the heart of the city. The building was conceived and constructed as a synagogue. The Jewish community of Turin had enjoyed full civil rights since 1848, and at the time the construction of the synagogue began, Turin was the capital of the new Italian state, a position it held only from 1860 to 1864. Project for the lighting of Mole Antonelliana in 1961. During the Second World War, the building largely escaped the bombings of December 6, 1942, which hit many military targets in nearby Via Verdi, and destroyed the neighbouring Teatro di Torino.[9]. [8] Following reconstruction work, it was replaced by a 5-pointed star made of copper and measuring 4 meters in diameter. A mole in Italian is a building of monumental proportions. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. A mole in Italian is a building of monumental proportions. Antonelli's original vision for the spire was to top it off with a five-pointed star, but he later opted for a statue instead, depicting a winged genie, or "genio alato" - one symbol of the House of Savoy. On May 23, 1953 a violent cloudburst, accompanied by a tornado, destroyed the uppermost 47 m (154 ft) of the pinnacle, which was rebuilt in 1961 as a metal structure faced with stone. An exchange was arranged between the Jewish community and the city of Turin for a piece of land on which a handsome Moorish Revival synagogue was quickly built. more, Browse our largest collection of experiences, Explore on your feet—and never miss anything. The building also lent its name to one of Italian football's oldest derbies, the Derby della Mole, between Turin football clubs Torino and Juventus.[10]. Book your tickets online for Mole Antonelliana, Turin: See 9,343 reviews, articles, and 4,979 photos of Mole Antonelliana, ranked No.20 on Tripadvisor among 450 attractions in Turin. The people of Turin, who had watched the synagogue rise skyward, demanded that the city take over the project, which it did. PEC (legal or institutional communications only): museocinema@certopec.it  -  Copyright ©2016. Visitors can also climb on foot along the cavity of the dome stairs, up to the panoramic terrace. Click here for contacts The design included an embossed and gilded copper genie holding a lance in one hand and a palm branch in the other. Initially the building was designed to be a synagogue and is now home to the National Museum of Cinema. Since 2000, the building has housed the Museo Nazionale del Cinema (National Museum of Cinema). Via Montebello, 20 10124 Torino, Italia The Genio Alato on display within the Mole, Decorated in national colours for the 150th anniversary of Italian unification, Decorated in LED lights for the 110th anniversary of the establishment of Aem/Iren, Coordinates: 45°04′08″N 7°41′35″E / 45.06889°N 7.69306°E / 45.06889; 7.69306, H.A. Previous Next. It's a 360° panorama. Construction began in 1863, soon after Italian unification, and was completed in 1889, after the architect's death. The Mole Antonelliana is a major landmark building in Turin, Italy, named after its architect, Alessandro Antonelli. Museo Nazionale del Cinema - Fondazione M. A. Prolo The building takes its name from its creator Alessandro Antonelli. Completion was in 1889 after the death of Alessandro Antonelli. With the transfer of the Italian capital to Florence in 1864, the community shrank, but costs and Antonelli's ambition continued to rise. General infos: info@museocinema.it Antonelli resumed construction, increasing the height to 146 m (479 ft), 153 m (502 ft), and finally 167.5 m (550 ft). The Mole was featured in the fourth leg of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race 20. Don’t believe the negative reviews that you read, just go there you won’t be disappointed.The glass elevator ride to the top alone is truly amazing.