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The complex, inaugurated in 2006, was designed by Mario Botta in an industrial area of the Fiat. The bell tower chimney wrapped in a steel spiral remains as a symbol. The church has a central plan with seven radial towers that act as a skylight, it does not have a main facade, so that from every visible point of the city there is a single image.
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Capital as well as cultural and business center of the Piedmont region, Turin is famous as headquarters of Fiat and Lancia, birthplace of Telecom Italia and Rai television and host of the 2006 Winter Olympics. Turin has a modern public transport infrastructure so it is easy to get to architectural sites and museums, most notably the Mole Antonelliana, which is the home of the National Cinema Museum. Home to Torino and Juventus, two historical italian football teams, the region is famous as the birth place of solid chocolate over 200 years ago. Gianduiotto is perhaps the most famous Turin chocolate currently in production.
