Turin's central square is lined with museums, theatres and cafes. The city's Savoy heart, although laid out from the mid-1300s, was mostly constructed from the 16th to 18th centuries. Dominating it is the part-medieval, part-baroque Palazzo Madama , the original seat of the Italian parliament. To the north, is the exquisite facade of the Palazzo Reale , the royal palace built for Carlo Emanuele II in the mid-1600s.
