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Encyclopedia > Palladian Villas of the Veneto
Villa Capra "La Rotonda" in Vicenza

The City centre of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto are a cluster of works by Andrea Palladio and his students which were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1994 and expanded two years later. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 485 pixelsFull resolution (980 × 594 pixel, file size: 198 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 485 pixelsFull resolution (980 × 594 pixel, file size: 198 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Vicenza is a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione. ... A villa with a superimposed portico, from Book IV of Palladios I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura, in a modestly priced English translation published in London, 1736. ... Veneto or Venetia, is one of the 20 regions of Italy. ... Andrea Palladio (November 30, 1508 – August 19, 1580), was an Italian architect, widely considered the most influential person in the history of Western architecture. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...


Many of the families for whom Palladio designed villas also owned a town palazzo. The term villa was always used to describe the country house distinguishing them from the family Palazzo which was usually in town. In most cases the family coupled their surname with the Palazzo or Villa title, hence confusingly there is both a Villa and a Palazzo Chiericati, just as there is a Palazzo Foscari in Venice and a Villa Foscari in the [1] in the Veneto. The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... The façade of Palazzo Chiericati, in Vicenza. ... The Palazzo Foscari (known in Venice as Ca Foscari) was built on the waterfront of Venices Grand Canal circa 1452 by the Doge Francesco Foscari, who required its design to demonstrate his wealth and power. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia, Latin: Venetia) is a city in northern Italy, the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,251 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... Villa Foscari, a great creation by Andrea Palladio, is better known as La Malcontenta. ...


The Vicenza and the Villas of the Veneto were listed as a UNESCO cultural world heritage site in 1994.[1] UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...


Besides from the historic centre of Vicenza, the site includes the following villas:

Country Italy Region Veneto Province Vicenza (VI) Mayor Gianpaolo Bizzotto Elevation 129 m Area 46 km² Population  - Total (as of 2001) 40,411  - Density 879/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Bassanesi Dialing code 0424 Postal code 36061 Frazioni Campese, Marchesane, Quartiere Prè, Rubbio, San Lazzaro, San Michele... Villa Badoer is an Italian mansion or Villa built in 1557 in the village of Fratta Polesine in the Po river valley by Andrea Palladio for Francesco Badoer of Venice. ... Fratta Polesine is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 km southwest of Venice and about 11 km southwest of Rovigo. ... Villa Barbaro is a patrician villa in Maser, in the Veneto, northern Italy. ... Maser is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 50 km northwest of Venice and about 25 km northwest of Treviso. ... Caldogno is a town near Vicenza in Italy. ... Villa Capra La Rotonda in Vicenza. ... Vicenza is a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione. ... Cross section of Villa Chiericati. ... Grumolo delle Abbadesse is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. ... Villa Cornaro is a patrician villa in Piombino Dese, c. ... Country Italy Region Veneto Province Province of Padua (PD) Mayor Elevation m Area 29. ... Image File history File links Palazzo_Chiericati. ... Image File history File links Palazzo_Chiericati. ... The façade of Palazzo Chiericati, in Vicenza. ... The Chiericati family were an affluent family from Vicenza, Italy during the 16th century. ... Cross section of Villa Chiericati. ... Villa Emo is an Italian villa built in the Veneto near the village of Fanzolo di Vedelago by Andrea Palladio in 1559 for the Emo family of Venice. ... Vedelago is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 35 km northwest of Venice and about 20 km west of Treviso. ... Montecchio Precalcino is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. ... Villa Foscari, a great creation by Andrea Palladio, is better known as La Malcontenta. ... Mira is a town in the province of Venice, Veneto, Italy. ... Andrea Palladios first commission, Villa Godi in the Veneto region of northern Italy The Villa Godi was one of the first projects by Andrea Palladio, as attested in his monograph - the Quattro Libri dellArchitettura. ... Lugo di Vicenza is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. ... Lugo di Vicenza is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. ... Lonigo is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. ... Montagnana is a commune in the province of Padova, in Veneto. ... Villa Pojana or Poiana, is a patrician villa in Poiana Maggiore, Veneto (northern Italy). ... Poiana Maggiore is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. ... Agugliaro is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. ... Country Italy Region Veneto Province Province of Verona (VR) Mayor Elevation 151 m Area 20. ... Quinto Vicentino is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. ... Sarego is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. ... Bolzano Vicentino is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. ... Monticello Conte Otto is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. ... Cessalto is a commune with 3. ...

References

  1. ^ UNESCO World heritage site number 712

External links

  • Palladio and the Veneto


 

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