Duomo di Torino
( Turin Cathedral )Turin Cathedral or Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist (Italian: Duomo di Torino; Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista, Latin: Ecclesia Sancti Johannis Baptista) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Turin, northern Italy. Dedicated to Saint John the Baptist (Italian: San Giovanni Battista). It is the seat of the Archbishops of Turin.
It was built during 1491–1498, adjacent to a bell tower which had been built in 1470. Designed by Guarino Guarini, the Chapel of the Holy Shroud (the current location of the Shroud of Turin) was added to the structure in 1668–1694.
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