Comments | london1967: Guarino Guarini

london1967

Guarino Guarini

Mar 15, 2012 23:16

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italy, turin

Comments 8

arktos62 March 16 2012, 01:51:20 UTC

Just wonderful. I gotta get me to Torino!

london1967 March 20 2012, 16:58:18 UTC

Oh yes you should (and it is twinned with Glasgow!)

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london1967 March 20 2012, 16:58:33 UTC

Still undergoing restoration.

bobalone March 16 2012, 19:23:53 UTC

The interior of the Chapel of the Holy Shroud looks amazing. When Paul and I visited Turin, I thought that we were inside, but maybe it is a different church the contains the shroud, or the shroud has been temporarily removed while the chapel is closed? I don't believe we saw the shroud itself, just a representation of it.

london1967 March 20 2012, 17:04:34 UTC

The chapel of Holy Shroud hasn't been opened since the fire in 1997 (and was already closed then because of undergoing restoration). Apparently the restoration has stopped because of a lack of funds!
The shroud is still the in the Duomo but stored behind the main altar and it's only visible during the special 'ostensioni' every few years.

bobalone March 21 2012, 14:34:18 UTC

Thanks for clarifying this. When we visited the Duomo, the Chapel was closed. We didn't see the actual shroud, but a facsimilie of it.

maxauburn March 18 2012, 05:42:52 UTC

Amazing photos-thank you.

london1967 March 20 2012, 17:04:50 UTC

Glad you enjoyed them.