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Roaming among the buildings of Torino, you’ll notice that a great many of them feature Baroque architecture.　In Torino’s architectural history, the 17th Century was easily its most opulent period.　Under the stable rule of the Savoy Dukedom, urban development and building construction advanced, and the idyllic baroque streets that are still in existence today were built.　At the time, it appears as though people of various classes all lived under one roof, with the aristocratic proprietors living on the second floor, indentured servants on the third floor, and artisan craftsmen and small tradesmen occupying the forth floor. Later on, the Savoy Dukedom gained control of the island of Sardinia in the War of the Spanish Succession, and changed its name to the Kingdom of Sardinia. No other building is as eye-catching and symbolic of Torino as the Mole Antonelliana.　Strolling along the narrow streets surrounding it and happening upon this massive 167 meter high structure is enough to take anyone’s breath away.　Combining superior engineering and architectural techniques, the Mole was built without regard to cost, and its aluminum spire is beyond a doubt, a true work of art. Opened in 1960 by Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia, a pioneer of the Italian automobile industry, among the Automobile Museum’s collection of 170 famous automobiles are a first generation model Fiat and the car driven by Gloria Swanson in “Sunset Boulevard”, an Isotta Fraschini.　English explanations featured on all exhibits. Located behind Fiat’s enormous Mirafiori headquarters, the Stupinigi Hunting Lodge remains, for the most part, as it was when first built with restoration being carried out gradually.　When entering the great central hall designed by Filippo Juvarra from the ornately decorated rooms, a stunning chandelier catches the eye. Highly recommended is the massive iron deer statue at the apex of the building. This plaza, known as the genteel salon of Torino, was built between 1637 and 1660.　Indeed, the plaza features many historical cafes in its distincive porticos where aperitifs are essential part of life One of Torino’s preeminent museums, the Palazzo Bricherasio mainly specializes in modern art, but also features special exhibitions by great masters of the past.　With its elaborate Baroque architecture including a Byzantine ceiling and exhibition galleries leading to a grand staircase, the modern art of the museum weaves an efficient contrast