1. Collapses at Piazza Carlo Alberto

    · Piazza Carlo Alberto, Turin, Piedmont, Italy

    Collapses at Piazza Carlo Alberto
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    Nietzsche suffered his catastrophic mental collapse near his Turin lodging. The familiar horse story is disputed in detail, but the cited account directly places him at Piazza Carlo Alberto that morning. The ellipsis removes intervening description without changing the source's date or location. Accounts of the horse incident vary.

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