B - Baroque
THE DISCREET CHARM OF A CAPITAL
THE REBIRTH With its election as capital of the Duchy of Savoy, Turin sees the start of an intense phase of architectural renovation, lasting over a century, whose most ambitious projects include the recovery of the Trincotto Rosso, a building for the game of pallacorda (a forerunner of tennis), redesigned by Benedetto Alfieri to house the new Teatro Reale and the Caffè del Cambio.
AN UNUSUAL BAROQUE Measured and discreet, Turinese baroque is known for the harmonious lines of its architecture, a setting in which the Cambio stands with sober elegance.