This unusual monument is the symbol of Turin. It gets its name from the architect who designed it, Alessandro Antonelli, and it literally means "the massive building that Antonelli built". Building began on this 550 foot tall brick structure in 1863.

Originally it was meant to be used as a synagogue, but today it's home to the Cinema Museum, the only one in Italy and one of the most important in the world. The exposition space of nearly 35000 square feet is distributed across 5 floors. Here you can admire everything necessary for making a film. It's like walking onto a movie set with all of the old and new cinemagraphic tools, mementos, films, posters, books... The National Cinema Museum hosts numerous festivals, the post important and prestigious being the Torino Film Festival.

In the museum you'll also find a panoramic glass elevator which whisks visitors from the ground floor to an observation deck through the open space created by the Mole's dome, covering a distance of more than 800 feet in just 59 seconds. From the observation deck you can enjoy panoramic views of the entire city and, on clear days, the Alps.

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