Exterior view
by JUVARRA, Filippo, Photo
With his absolute mastery of historical and contemporary styles, Juvarra used what he regarded as suitable for the purpose. Thus when designing the fa�ade of Santa Cristina he turned to Rome, while the Palazzo Madama was fashioned on the model of Versailles. The way he absorbed and transformed the models from which he took his cue shows that he was more than a gifted practitioner.
The original layout of the church of Santa Cristina was designed in 1620 by the architect Carlo di Castellamonte (1560–1641), but the project was only completed between 1715-1718, under the guidance of Filippo Juvarra, including the facade elaborately decorated with ovals and details with statues of saints and allegories of the virtues.