Parco del Valentino
Parco del Valentino (also known as Valentino Park) is a popular public park[1] in Turin, Italy. It is located along the west bank of the Po river. It covers an area of 500,000m², which makes it Turin's second largest park (Turin's largest park, the 840,000m² Pellerina Park, is Italy's most extended urban green area).[1]
History[]
The Parco del Valentino was opened by the city of Turin in 1856,[2] and was Italy’s first public garden.
Racing circuit[]
Several now defunct paved street circuits held races in the park between 1935 and 1954. Some of the notable races on these were as follows:[3]
Race Title | Race Winner | Circuit Length | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1935 Gran Premio del Valentino | Tazio Nuvolari | 4.09 km | The main straight was actually outside the park. |
1937 Gran Premio del Valentino | Antonio Brivio | 2.92 km | |
1946 Gran Premio del Valentino | Piero Dusio | 4.8 km | |
1948 Italian Grand Prix | Jean-Pierre Wimille | 4.8 km | |
1952 Gran Premio del Valentino | Luigi Villoresi | 4.2 km | |
1955 Gran Premio del Valentino | Alberto Ascari | 4.4 km |
Except for the 1948 Italian Grand Prix, the official title for these races was the Gran Premio del Valentino.[2][4][5]
Park contents[]
Buildings within the park include:[1]
- The Botanical Gardens
- The Baroque Castle (Castello del Valentino)
- Medieval Castle and Village
- The Torino Esposizioni and Underground Pavilion Complex
- Società Promotrice delle Belle Arti
- Villa Glicini
- Enzo Ferrari's special bench
Gallery[]
The medieval village in Valentino Park.
Statue of Cesare Battisti in Valentino Park.
Suggestive view of the lighting of a rock garden of Valentino Park, created by Guido Chiarelli for Expo 61
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parco del Valentino (Turin). |
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "The Valentino Park". www.comune.torino.it. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Diepraam, Mattijs (8 June 2009). "My racy Valentine". Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Parco del Valentino". www.autoracingrecords.com. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Valentino Park - Grand Prix Circuit (1952)". theracingline.net. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Parco del Valentino - Years of Operation". autoracingrecords.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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