Torino, ITALY - Umberto I Bridge - Church of Santa Maria al Mount Cappuccini

Description: Torino, ITALY - Umberto I Bridge - Church of Santa Maria al Mount Cappuccini: Turin is a city and an important business and cultural center in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po River, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga hill. The population of the city proper is 846,916 (30 April 2024), while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million. The city was historically a major European political center. From 1563, it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy, and the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. Ponte Umberto I is a three-arch bridge on the Po River that connects corso Vittorio Emanuele II with corso Moncalieri and corso Fiume. It was designed by Vincenzo Micheli and Enrico Ristori. The construction phase lasted four years and the bridge was inaugurated in 1907 by King Victor Emmanuel III. The bridge was generally criticized for being too stark and linear and as a result 4 statues were placed at the 4 corners of the bridge. Two of the statues were completed by Luigi Contratti and represent "Valor on the Battlefield" and "Pietas," and the other two by Cesare Reduzzi represent "Royalty Protecting Art" and "Royalty protecting Industry." After these additions, the bridge was inaugurated again during the 1911 Exposition. The Church of Santa Maria al Monte dei Cappuccini is a late-Renaissance-style church on a hill overlooking the River Po just south of the bridge of Piazza Vittorio Veneto in Turin, Italy. It was built for the Capuchin Order; construction began in 1583 and was completed in 1656. The original design was by Ascanio Vitozzi, but was completed by Giacomo Soldati. Monte dei Cappuccini is a small hill 325 meters (1,066 ft) in the city of Turin, about 200 meters (660 ft) from the right bank of the river Po, in the Borgo Po district very close to the historical center. This Divided Back Era postcard is in good condition. No. 4720 A. Y.

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