| Chapel of the Holy Shroud Cappella della Sacra Sindone (in Italian) | |
|---|---|
 Interior of the chapel. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| District | Archdiocese of Turin |
| Location | |
| Location | Turin, Italy |
  Shown within Turin | |
| Geographic coordinates | 45°04′24″N 7°41′08″E / 45.07332°N 7.685435°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Guarino Guarini |
| Type | Chapel |
| Style | Baroque |
| Funded by | House of Savoy |
| Groundbreaking | 1668 |
| Completed | 1694 |
The Chapel of the Holy Shroud (Italian: Cappella della Sacra Sindone) is a Baroque style Roman Catholic chapel in Turin in northern Italy, constructed to house the Shroud of Turin (Sindone di Torino), a religious relic believed to be the burial shroud of Jesus of Nazareth. It is located adjacent the Turin Cathedral and connected to the Royal Palace of Turin. The chapel was designed by architect-priest and mathematician Guarino Guarini and built at the end of the 17th century (1668–1694), during the reign of Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, and is considered one of the masterpieces of Baroque architecture. Heavily damaged in a fire in 1997, it underwent a complex 21 year restoration project, and reopened in 2018. The chapel has an intricate and self-supporting wooden and marble dome.[1][2][3]
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