The architectural symbol of the city is the Mole Antonelliana, a tall building with a superb 360-degree panorama, hosting the National Cinema Museum ( www.comune.torino.it).

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In New York he could see practically every film that was ever made, either at the commercial cinema or at the Museum of Modern Art.

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"The Academy museum will take the visitor through the back door of cinema, behind the curtain, and into moviemaking magic, " said 74-year-old Piano, whose buildings have frequently divided opinion.

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His latest project, proposed by a local arts society, is a brand new museum near Varnamo, a small town in southern Sweden with 15 churches and no cinema.

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