This year, due to the Covid - 19, the pride was cancelled. However, last weekend, there was another type of pride, matching across the center of the town.
The Free K Pride as they called it, was to protest against all kind of discrimination.
Not sure what to think about a Pride match at this time of Covid - 19, as can be seen in the photo, there was no social distance and most of the participants were without masks.....
Good cause or stupid? Who can judge?
Location : Via Pietro Micca
The statue of the king Vittorio Emanuele II at the town hall is stained with black paint and messages like ' BLM' were written around that area.
I totally support 'BLM',in fact, I think all lives matter.
The protests lead to destroying statues, have becoming just pure vandalization. Many of these statues have historical value, as well as artistic value, by destroying them just stained the real purpose of the protest.
Location : Municipio
Piazza Carlo Alberto is one of the historic pedestrianized squares in the center of Turin, located on the back of Palazzo Carignano.
It is delimited by the streets: Cesare Battisti, Principe Amedeo and Carlo Alberto.
On the south side of the square stands the eighteenth-century Palazzo Campana, the current university headquarters of the Mathematics department. During the whole period of fascism, it was the seat of the provincial federation of the National Fascist Party; the Duce on official visits to the city overlooked the small balcony on the side of the square.
On the opposite side of Palazzo Carignano and the equestrian monument of Carlo Alberto, stands the sumptuous building which now houses the National Library of Turin.
In the building on the corner of the square and via Carlo Alberto, on the side towards via Po, he lived between 1888 and 1889, in a room on the third floor, Friedrich Nietzsche, where he wrote his works The Antichrist, Il twilight of the idols and Ecce Homo: a plaque affixed by the Municipality remembers his stay in the city.
Location : Piazza Carlo Alberto
This new building is part of the University of Turin, the vertical green wall is very eyes catching and it does add some nature element onto the otherwise concrete environment.
Location : Via Verdi
After a couple of hot days, the rain approached and fell hard.
It is nice to have the temperature lowered, but the retaurants and bars are not too happy, as they have mostly placed their serving tables outdoor, since due to the ristriction, the indoor tables are hugly reduced.
I am quite happy to be able to find some interesting reflection to shoot.
Location : Duomo
The market has slowly gone back to normal, no more long queue to get in, but still some people are wearing masks and the price of fruits and vegetables has gone up with no reason.
Location : Porta Palazzo
July theme : Neighborhood.
Staying in the center of the historical part of the city, meaning our's neighborhood consist of the historical sites such as the old palaces of the kings and the queens....
The nearest ones are in piazza Castello, which is about 300 meters away.
Panorama views of both ends of piazza Castello....
One end is the regional offices with flags and a banner : Reopening Turin
The other end is the Madam palace, now a museum with some very fine collection.
The street from the piazza towards home.
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