The CHIESA DEL SANTO VOLTO (architect Mario Botta, Switzerland) was inaugurated in December 2006 and is one of the most modern churches in TURIN. In a country such as ITALY, which remains deeply religious this church is a symbol of the vigour and popularity of the modern church.
   The building was constructed (by using older buildings) in the previously industrial Thorn 3 area of TURIN,  in Via Valdellatorre 11.
   The church was designed by the architect MARIO BOTTA and was constructed on the same site as an office complex for the METROPOLITAN CURIA (Roman Catholic Church offices).
   The church cost €5m to construct, and has a floor area of 26,300m² (i.s.).