Parco Italia '61

Parco Italia ‘61 is a park in the Lingotto area of Turin, not far from the Po river. It is built on the location of Expo 61, the international labour exhibition held in 1961. Italy expanded the event with an exposition celebrating the centennial of Italian unity and the Expo is remembered as Italia ‘61. The park is split in 2 parts, Giardino Corpo Italiano di Liberazione and Giardino Giuseppe Levi, separated by the Palavela, a building that was used during the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics.

Below, in Giardino Corpo Italiano di Liberazione.

Above, Palavela near the entrance.

Above, monorail across the pond. It is no longer active with only a part of the track and the south station remaining.

Above, going up to platform of the south station.

Above, Grattacielo della Regione Piemonte (Piedmont Region Headquarters).

Above, a sad love lock.

Above, antenna on the hills above Turin.

Above, Palazzo del Lavoro (Labour Palace), the main exhibition hall for Expo 61. It was damaged by fire in 2015. I don’t think it is opened to the public for now.

Above, the star is called Luce Fontana Ruota.

Above, the monorail track is cut off on the north side.

Above, main entrance of the Palavela.

Above, United Nations campus on the other side of Corso Unità d’Italia. That area was used for an exhibition of the Italian regions during Expo 61.

Below, in Giardino Giuseppe Levi.

Above, fountain.