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Gran Madre di Dio, Turin
Pictures by Photoglob Co. and Giovanni Tommaso Borgonio
The domed church of the Gran Madre di Dio rises beyond a stone bridge over the turquoise Po in this hand-coloured photochrom from around 1895, with an old bird's-eye map of Turin by Giovanni Tommaso Borgonio inside. Turin was the first capital of united Italy, from 1861 to 1865. For someone who loves Italy or dreams of going.
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Turin · Photochrom / Gran Madre di Dio, Turin / Photochrom, Photoglob Co., c. 1895 / The domed church of the Gran Madre di Dio stands beyond the stone bridge over the turquoise Po, with the Capuchin hill behind. Turin was the first capital of united Italy, from 1861 to 1865.
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