On special occasions the Mole Antonelliana, as the Tour Eiffel or the Brandenburg Gate of Berlin, is illuminated with images and colours projected on its dome. Recently the legalization of civil unions was celebrated by the city in this way, but there are also repeated anniversaries such as the commemoration of the victims of the plane crash on 4th May 1949 in which all the players of the Torino football club were killed.
La Mole illuminata per commemorare gli atleti del Torino morti nell'incidente aereo avvenuto il 4 maggio 1949