Turin

a city of northern Italy. It was formerly the capital of the Piedmont state, and is regarded as the most modern large city in Italy. Charlemagne had his capital here until 1032. Turin is laid out in squares. It possesses a university and cathedral, castle, tower, hall, royal palace, academy of sciences, museum of antiquities, etc. Victor Emmanuel and Cavour were born here. Turin had a population of 335,656 in 1901, in size the fourth city of Italy. There are large manufactures of silks, gloves, paper, leather, soap, tobacco, jewelry, furniture, pianos, and machinery. The city is growing rapidly. See Italy; Piedmont; Cavour