Torino
is a city that looks towards the future, confident of its
historic legacy of material and cultural resources.The need to
periodically reinvent itself has been Torino's fate- and
perhaps at the root of it's constantly renewed modernity.First
an ancient Roman city, Torino was reborn with Emanuele
Filiberto, who in 1563 made it the capital of the Duchy of
Savoy.When it was raised to the rank of duchy, it was a town
of 20,000 inhabitants. Rapid development soon followed,
leading to the founding of the university. In the second half
of the 17th century, the architects Vitozzi and Castellamonte
defined the urban lay-out, characterised by a very harmonious
centre and broad, regular streets. Torino thus became Europe's
first mainly Baroque capital. This cohesive fabric was the
framework for Guarini and Juvarra's major works.Its urban
appearance is still characterised by the continuity of houses
along its streets and the uniform regularity of dierent period
buildings. Even after the Baroque period, Torino continued its
far-sighted expansion - today we might call it a "holistic
vision". This is especially true for the expansions
between 1700 and the early 1800s, which respected the image of
the old city and repeated it in new districts.The capital of
the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1864, Torino's industrial
development began in the second half of the 19th century.
Industry was the key feature in the city's development
throughout the 20th century.Today, Torino is a city with a
thousand faces: a centre of finance and industry,
international trade and a meeting point - but at the same time a city pleasant to live in and one with a unique and unmistakable atmosphere.Seen from the air, Torino shows all its
rationality: straight
roads crossing at right angles, long tree-lined avenues, great squares and luminous internal
courtyards. But it also reveals the imposing presence of nature: four
rivers, the hills, parks and gardens that make it one of the greenest cities in
Europe.
Within my archives you will discover many images which are dedicated to this beautiful city.
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I
have been working with Advertising Agencies, Graphic Studios, Publishing
Houses and other types of companies for more than 20 years. I provide photographic
services, which include Still life Portrait and Reportages. In my website , you will find some examples of
photo's taken from
my previous works.
My personal photo archive contains about 80.000 images comprising
of different subjects of interest.
Many pictures are, of course, about Italy and Europe its landscapes, the
people and the land's folklore. Do not hesitate to contact me should you need to view the images in more
detail.
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