Torino's Lingotto: Symbol of an Aging Auto City Reborn

Italy, Piedmont, Turin,Lingotto trade fair, heliport and the half sphere meeting room
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The Lingotto Assembly Plant
Designed by Renzo Piano, Lingotto is a reconstituted former Fiat assembly plant in the heart of Torino that has helped drive the city's economic transformation from an automobile town to a more modern and dynamic business and tourist center.

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