National Historical Museum of Artillery

The National Historical Museum of Artillery is a museum center of the history of military technologies, located in the city of Turin inside the Mastio della Cittadella (corner between Corso Galileo Ferraris and Via Cernaia). 

The building is the only fortified surface part of the Citadel left standing, demolished in the various expansions of the city.  

Its collections, around 12,000 objects, include portable firearms, artillery from the fourteenth century onwards, sidearms, uniforms, flags from the eighteenth century onwards, archaeological collections, scale models of the arsenal, paintings and engravings, as well as a rich library. of over 10,000 volumes, a historical archive, a photographic fund.

 

 

Location: Mastio della Cittadella

 

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In the middle of the busy corso Galileo Ferraris is a pedestrian walk with trees and benches. One stretch of the walk passes right in front of the Mastio Della Cittadella, it was a pentagonal Savoy fortress located along the ancient Turin city walls, located south-west of the historic center.

There is a bench right facing the old fortress, it is quite a nice location to take a pause from walking and take a sit to admire this old structure.

Location : Mastio Della Cittadella