10 secrets of Turin you would never expect

1.Piazza Statuto: the Black Heart of Turin

This square is generally considered to be full of negative energies, probably because of the story of the roman encampment that had once occupied the area. In this encampment there was a scaffold, for executions. This was not accidental: the square is in the West area of Turin, were the sun sets and darkness sets in first. The actual source of negativity is said to be the Fountain of Frejus, a monument erected in memory of those fallen during the war and commissioned by the Duke of Veglio. This fountain has the shape of a pyramid made with the rocks from the Frejus Tunnel, at the tops of which stands a winged genie, a pentagon on his head – the pentagon being Turin’s symbol. Behind this fountain there is a tiny obelisk and the statue of an angel on top of that is said to represent Lucifer. Some people also believe Piazza Statuto to be the door of Hell, this being the manhole at the obelisk’s feet. According to the legend, this should be at least one of the many entrances to Hell – the small distance between the fountain and the obelisk the main crossing of the roads to Hell.