Palazzo Carignano

I didn't do very well selecting my favorite city on our recent Italian trip: Milan, Turin, Genoa. There were lots of buildings and monuments -- Roman, medieval, early modern, art nouveau, mid-century modern, 20th century, brand spanking new 21st century -- that I really enjoyed seeing. But the Palazzo Carignano in Turin stood out as (perhaps) my single favorite building. It was designed by Guarino Guarini and construction started in 1679. It has changed significantly over the years but the High Baroque curves of the facade, done in brick, are still powerful and mostly as Guarini designed them.