For sale mansion, city Poirino TO

Built in 1841 to a design by Ernesto Melano, First Architect to King Charles Albert, this mansion is an example of neoclassical architecture. It is an important three-story building. Its main façade, in red brick with decorations and pilasters, ribs and cornices in terracotta, faces Via Cesare Rossi, while the south side, facing the park adorned with trees surveyed as historic, has a portico of ten arches.The interiors are richly decorated with frescoes, ornate marble fireplaces and polychrome wood floors that create geometric and floral designs. On the Ground Floor is a large modern kitchen, a dining room, a summer lounge, a tea room, and a fumoir. A luserna stone staircase with fully decorated walls and ceilings frame the access to the Piano Nobile where there is access to two ballrooms, the Salone Savoia has a rich nineteenth-century pictorial decoration with medallions that echo the Alpine Castles of the House of Savoy, while the Salone Reale has the classic eighteenth-century French decoration, the library and several bedrooms in addition to a large “British Bar“ with access to the large terrace overlooking the park and the churches of Poirino. On the second floor is an independent apartment with four bedrooms. The large windows make the rooms bright and poetic with a breathtaking view of the Alps and Monviso.This mansion represents an important testimony of 19th-century architecture. Its strategic location, its history and the beauty of its interiors make it one of the most prestigious residences in the area.

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