Guarino Guarini

[london1967]

was a 17th century architect (and priest, mathematician, philosopher) from Modena but is mainly remembered for the Baroque masterpieces that he built in Torino.

Palazzo Carignano with its curved facade and the brick decorations









the Royal Church of San Lorenzo in Piazza Castello



with its dome where everything is based on the number 8





and of course the extravagant Chapel of the Holy Shroud



I'm afraid I only have a picture of the exterior as the chapel has been closed since the 1997 fire, but I can assure you that the interior is quite breathtaking as you can judge for yourselves from this Wikipedia photo:

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[london1967.livejournal.com]

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