Basilica of Superga

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Basilica of Superga
Basilica di Superga
Style		Late baroque, neoclassical
Groundbreaking	1717
Completed	1731
Administration
Archdiocese	Turin

The Basilica of Superga (Italian: Basilica di Superga) is a hilltop Catholic basilica in Superga, in the vicinity of Turin, Italy.

History

The church was built from 1717 to 1731 for

.

This church by Juvarra is considered late Baroque-Classicism.^[3] The dome was completed in 1726 and resembles some elements of Michelangelo's dome at St. Peter's Basilica. This is no coincidence as Juvarra studied and worked in Rome for ten years prior to working in Turin. The temple front protrudes from a dome structure citing the Pantheon. The temple front is larger than typical proportions because the Superga is set upon this hill. It is also believed that Victor Amadeus wanted the basilica to rest on this hill as reminder of the power of the Savoy family as well as continue a line of sight to the existing Castle of Rivoli. Later, the Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi completed the triangle between the three residences of Savoy.

The Royal Crypt of Superga is the burial place of the Savoy family.

The history of the church can be traced to 2 September 1706, when Duke Victor Amadeus II of Savoy and the Prince of

he entrusted the design of this building to Filippo Juvarra.

The mountain on which the Basilica is found was the site of the Superga air disaster of Grande Torino football team in 1949.

Royal crypt

The Royal crypt is the traditional burial place of members of the

See also

• History of early modern period domes

References

Sources

• Aston, Nigel (2012). "The Established Church". In Doyle, William (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of the Ancien Régime. Oxford University Press.
• Chadwick, Owen (1998). A History of the Popes, 1830-1914. Oxford University Press.
• Domenico, Roy Palmer (2002). Remaking Italy in the Twentieth Century. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc.
• Storrs, Christopher (2004). War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690–1720. Cambridge University Press.
• Wilson, Ellen Judy; Reill, Peter Hanns, eds. (2004). "Baroque style". Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment. Book Builders Incorp.

Further reading

• Padre Benedetto Marengo, La Basilica di Superga. Cenni storici del più grande monumento juvarriano, Tipografia Scarafaglio, Torino, 1997
• Reina Gabriele, Guadalupi Gianni, Superga segreta. Il Mausoleo dei Savoia, Omega, 2008,
  ISBN 88-7241-528-4

External links

• official site