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July 24, 2008

Sky Watch 25/7/2008

The Mole Antonelliana, the Alps, the sky


The Mole Antonelliana, 167m high, is the symbol of the city of Turin. It is named for the architect, Alessandro Antonelli, who designed it in 1863. Nowadays it houses the National Museum of Cinema. A glass-walled lift soars up to a viewing platform 85m up on the spire of the building: from there the panorama over the city and towards the Alps is wonderful.

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SandyCarlson
That looks like a wonderful place. The view must be spectacular from the inside. Your perspective is very impressive, too!
July 24, 2008 at 8:53 PM

Gerald (SK14)
so marvellous that is still dominates the skyline - so many cities have had their old buildings dwarfed by modern monstrosities.
July 24, 2008 at 8:59 PM

Pat - Arkansas
Beautiful place and lovely Sky Watch photo.
July 24, 2008 at 9:12 PM

me ann my camera
This is a very beautiful cityscape with amazing detail. Very nice photo!
ann at varying seasons
July 24, 2008 at 9:14 PM

Julie
It seems like sacrilege to have a glass-walled lift in such a lovely old building. Although, to their credit, it does not show in your image. With the focus on the tower, you have laid the city out well.
July 24, 2008 at 9:24 PM

EG CameraGirl
The colour of the tile foofs against the blue sky is very attractive. What a beautiful city!
July 24, 2008 at 9:50 PM

Michele
Oh this is awesome... I would love to see the view from inside of the city and the Alps ... I bet it is beautiful!!! Very nice post!
Mountain Retreat Photos and
Fishing Fiesta
July 24, 2008 at 10:04 PM

Raven
What a beautiful shot of the city, the sky and the mountains. Just gorgeous. Mole Antonelli stands out but seems to belong there and be centered so beautifully against the mountains.
July 24, 2008 at 10:37 PM

dlyn
Love everything about this - a great view! Happy Skywatch Friday!
July 24, 2008 at 11:00 PM

Louise
What a beautiful shot. The spire and the city are enough. The mountains are enough. The sky is lovely. But together it's just spectacular!
July 24, 2008 at 11:20 PM

Fish Whisperer
Spectacular shot and a good one for sky watch.
Cheers
July 24, 2008 at 11:28 PM

Donna
Gorgeous Shot!! Well Done!
July 24, 2008 at 11:58 PM

Snap Catch
Happy weekend! Perfect one for SWF! We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon.... Mine's up too hope you can drop by...
July 25, 2008 at 12:19 AM

Neal
That's a beautiful shot of the city with the building dominating!
July 25, 2008 at 1:04 AM

Anonymous
Wonderful sky shot. Wonderful panorama. I enjoyed learning about the Mole Antonelliana. Very interesting.

Paz
July 25, 2008 at 1:22 AM

Anonymous
This is wonderful. Your picture inspires me to visit Turin!
July 25, 2008 at 2:24 AM

kjpweb
Molto buono! A wonderful Skywatch!
An excellent shot and of course seeing the Alps on the Horizon is an added bonus!
Mille grazie!
Ciao, Klaus
July 25, 2008 at 3:10 AM

Anonymous
That's a great shot!

Hope you can hop by my SWF post HERE. Happy weekends!
July 25, 2008 at 4:22 AM

Jane Hards Photography
It is a fantastic skyline of an eclectic mix of building.
July 25, 2008 at 4:22 AM

This Is My Blog - fishing guy
Pietro: Wow, these is a super photo for SWF.
July 25, 2008 at 4:54 AM

Lilli & Nevada
What a great place, beautiful sky
July 25, 2008 at 5:53 AM

Anonymous
thanks for your comment )) Love your photos )))
July 25, 2008 at 11:07 AM

Anonymous
When i first saw your pic i say wow...Happy SWF!
July 25, 2008 at 11:15 AM

Joy
Wow! That's a beautiful picture. Love the structure.

Thanks for visiting Norwich Daily Photo and leaving your comments. Have a great weekend!

joy
July 25, 2008 at 11:40 AM

magiceye
an awesome sight indeed!
July 25, 2008 at 12:45 PM

Tom
Stunning.. :O)

Please forgive this 'copy & paste part of my comment but I am on my rounds checking all the links but wanted you to know I have seen your post and will try to get back again.
On behalf of all other Sky Watchers the team thank you for taking part this week.

Tom
July 25, 2008 at 1:24 PM

imac
Great view.
July 25, 2008 at 1:51 PM

Louis la Vache
What a beautiful sky - and it is an interesting composition with the needle on the tower dividing the image in half as it does.
July 25, 2008 at 2:26 PM

Angie
That is absolutely stunning! The view is breathtaking.
July 25, 2008 at 3:37 PM

Kim
A beautiful picture. I would definitely like to see the view from the top :) Have a good weekend :)
July 25, 2008 at 4:12 PM

sonia a. mascaro
What a wonderful view to Mole Antonelliana! Stunning photo! Really you live in a beautiful city!
July 25, 2008 at 5:02 PM

Texas Travelers
I like your Sky Watch of the Alps and skyline. Great photo.

I am trying to visit all today.
It's a fun challenge.

I discontinued verification and moderation today.
Come visit our SWF, Click here.
Troy and Martha
July 25, 2008 at 6:25 PM

Maria
Hi Pietro, thanks for visiting my blog!
I also love your SWF photo very much! On the one hand, because the view of the Torino skyline is simply breathtaking, and on the other hand, because it's nice to see the Alps also from the other side for a change! ;)
We love Italy very much, spend our vacation there from time to time, and, most important: WE HAVE AN ITALIAN DOG (four years ago in Umbria little D'Ora came with us)!
Have a nice weekend! Regards, Maria
July 25, 2008 at 8:02 PM

Kelly
I love the view and the beauty of the whole picture!
July 25, 2008 at 8:44 PM

kjpweb
Pietro!
Just a quick info on the links at Skywatch.

It helps to determine, if you visited a link before.

Grey are URL's you have visited at one time - Bold and blue are those you haven't visited!

That's all!
Cheers, Klaus
Skywatch Team
July 25, 2008 at 10:49 PM

rachel
This is just beautiful. Wonderful landscape. Great work!
July 25, 2008 at 11:58 PM

Virginia
You must zip right up to the top and take a picture from there to show us all. Your city is so very beautiful.
July 26, 2008 at 12:18 AM

Whitney
This photo is gorgeous and the view is amazing!! Great sky photo! Thanks for visiting my blog and for the nice comment!!
July 26, 2008 at 3:51 AM

chrome3d
Such a beautiful place and beautiful photo too.
July 26, 2008 at 6:42 AM

Yrsa
What interesting light blue colour in the background!
July 26, 2008 at 7:33 AM

 gmirage
That is a nice view too from where you are! Great that it still is the highest building there! HAppy weekend!
July 26, 2008 at 9:07 AM

Jim
That is a beautiful building and a wonderful view. We were in Turin last in April 2007. We did go to the Shroud of Turn Museum (Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud of Turin) and drove around. Part of the time we were lost.
We drove to the Mole Antonelliana but did not enter. It is prettier from your point of view for the photo.
Thanks for showing us this magnificant structure in such a beautiful setting.
Oh, thanks too, for peeking in on my Kansas sky scene complete with unsightly BK sign.
..
July 26, 2008 at 4:05 PM

Anonymous
Hello from Colorado. Wonderful picture.
July 26, 2008 at 5:18 PM

Anonymous
An awesome photo! I really love mountains (at least on photos).
July 26, 2008 at 10:29 PM

Isadora
Don't know where you took the photo from, but it too is a beautiful spot. The Alps are so overwhelming in the background - majestic.
July 27, 2008 at 8:10 AM

DrowseyMonkey-Photos
That's a beautiful photo! Just gorgeous.
July 27, 2008 at 8:31 AM

melanie
Merci d'être venu sur mon blog. Je trouve que vous avez de très belles photos sur le vôtre !
July 27, 2008 at 5:11 PM

Anonymous
No new Post? :(
July 27, 2008 at 9:13 PM

GMG
Hi Pietro!
Sorry for the absence these last weeks, but unfortunately it wasn’t due to some summer holidays… ;))
Thanks for your comments on Blogtrotter, now at the MoMA for Art and New York lovers! Hope you enjoy and wish you a great week! I’ll try to get back here to enjoy your pictures with some more time during the week!
July 28, 2008 at 1:09 AM

MedaM
I can imagine what a wonderful view is from the top Mole Antonelli. The view from this perspective of yours is also very impressive with that fascinate old construction in the middle.
July 28, 2008 at 10:44 AM

Mike's Travels
So beautiful! A perfect skywatch!
July 28, 2008 at 1:50 PM

escape
amazing height! im also amazed at the details of the roof.
July 28, 2008 at 5:30 PM

Anonymous
Wow. thats an awesome shot.
July 30, 2008 at 11:31 PM

Carletta
Hi,
You have stopped by my blog a few times and I've come to visit and for some reason I can't see the photos - at least not always.
Tonight I finally got a chance to see this one as it came up!
Lovely.
I will keep coming back - it's a lovely blog.
July 31, 2008 at 6:46 AM

Lara
what a beautiful picture! the skyline is gorgeous!
July 31, 2008 at 10:43 AM

Catherine
The panorama is certainly spectacular from here, I trust you.
But it also wonderful from where you stand to take that picture! That way, you get the Mole amongst mountains.
October 10, 2008 at 2:21 PM

Louis la Vache
"Louis" neglected to visit this link from your newer one the last time he looked at your blog. He's glad he came back and saw this perspective of this handsome tower.
October 15, 2008 at 11:26 AM