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Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist (Turin)

The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist (Italian Duomo di San Giovanni, "Dome of Saint John") was built in Turin during 1491-1498. It is adjacent to an earlier campanile (1470). The Chapel of the Holy Shroud , the current resting place of the Shroud of Turin, was added to the structure in 1668-1694.

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