Piazza Carlo Alberto

Piazza Carlo Alberto is a square in Centro - Crocetta, Turin, Piedmont. Piazza Carlo Alberto is situated nearby to Museum of the Risorgimento, as well as near the museum Museo Egizio.

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Type: Square
Description: square in Turin, Italy
Also known as: “piazza Carlo Alberto”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo Egizio and Museum of the Risorgimento.

Museo Egizio

Museum

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The Museo Egizio or Egyptian Museum is an archaeological museum in Turin, Italy, specializing in Egyptian archaeology and anthropology. It houses one of the largest collections of Egyptian antiquities, with more than 40,000 artifacts, which is considered the second most important Egyptological collection in the world after the one at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo. Museo Egizio is situated 170 metres west of Piazza Carlo Alberto.

Museum of the Risorgimento

Museum

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The National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento is the first, the biggest and the most important among the 23 museums in Italy dedicated to the Risorgimento; and the only one which can be considered "national" according to a 1901 law, and due to its rich and great collections.

Palazzo Madama

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Palazzo Madama is a palace in Turin, Piedmont. It was the first Senate of the Kingdom of Italy, and takes its traditional name from the embellishments it received under two queens of the House of Savoy. Palazzo Madama is situated 260 metres north of Piazza Carlo Alberto.