Turin facts for kids
Turin is a major industrial city on the west bank of the Po river in Piedmont, northwest Italy. Over a 900,000 people live in it. Turin is the fourth largest city in Italy, after Rome, Milan and Naples. Turin is the capital of Piedmont. Fiat's first car factory was in Turin. The city was the host of the 2006 Winter Olympics. In Turin there are two major rivers the Po and the Dora, and two minor rivers the Stura and the Sangone.
Turin was the first capital of Italy in 1861. It had previously been the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia and before that it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy. Filippo Juvarra designed many churches and palaces in the city.
Images for kids
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Piazza San Carlo and the Caval 'd Brons (Bronze Horse in Piedmontese language) equestrian monument to Emmanuel Philibert
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Piazza Castello with Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace) in the background
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Baroque façade of Palazzo Carignano, the Museum of the Risorgimento
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The Lingotto building in Via Nizza, the world headquarters of Fiat
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Juventus Stadium, home of Juventus F.C..
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The iconic gianduiotto chocolate
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In Spanish: Turín para niños