Castle of Moncalieri
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Attribution: By Marrabbio2 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1663636
The Castle of Moncalieri is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites in 1997. The current structure of the castle is in the shape of a horseshoe facing south, with four massive square towers at each angle.
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