Italy · 16th century
The Royal Palace of Turin (Italian: Palazzo Reale di Torino) is a historic palace of the House of Savoy in the city of Turin in Northern Italy. It was originally built in the 16th century and was later modernized by Christine Marie of France (1606–1663) in the 17th century, with designs by the Baroque architect Filippo Juvarra. The palace also includes the Palazzo Chiablese and the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, the latter of which was built to house the famous Shroud of Turin.
In 1946, the building became the property of the state and was turned into a museum. In 1997, it was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list along with 13 other residences of the House of Savoy.
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Royal Palace of Turin ranks #284 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #24 of the 560 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 12,498 times in the last 60 days, more than 95% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Turin, 1 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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