By Po

There are two fountains in piazza CLN, each delicated to the two main rivers, Po and Dora of Turin. Po being the male and Dora the female.

Someone sitting by the Po, trying to get some warmth from the sun

During the German occupation in the Second World War, the piazza was sadly known because it housed the Gestapo command, located at the National Hotel.The name of the piazza was later dedicated to the National Liberation Committee, formed in Italy at the end of fascism.

Location : Piazza CLN

CDP March Theme Green

Green is the color of Toret, the iconic fountain of Turin, which still can be found in some streets and piazza in the town, and it is my choice for the theme day.
Toret is a noun of the Piedmontese language which literally means toretto, ie small bull. In a translated sense the word is commonly used to designate the typical public fountain of the city of Turin, of which it is a famous feature of urban furniture.
 

The fountain is made of cast iron, with a parallelepipedal vertical development closed by a hemicylindrical vault; It is painted with a particular bottle-green color which is also, in turn, iconic. The dispensing cinnamon placed on the front consists of a small bull's head from which water gushes through the mouth. The bull's head recalls the animal symbol of the city of Turin: the rampant bull also present on the official insignia. Complete the installation, on the ground, a hemicircular drainage grate often equipped with a central basin useful for the drinking of pets.

The citizens of Turin have developed a very acute sense of affection towards the toret, which they consider to be a symbolic object of their city, inextricably linked not only to the satisfaction of food necessities in moments of emergency or in sports practice, but also often in childhood memories and sentimental events.

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Winter Afternoon In Park

A rather sunny afternoon at the park, Giardino Balbo, looking at the bare branches of the trees, the spouting water of the fountains, the people relaxing with their dogs.....