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The city of Vicenza and the Palladian villas of the Veneto
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- Villa Forni Cerato
- Villa Caldogno
- Villa Trissino at Cricoli
- Villa Valmarana Scagliolari Zen
- Villa Almerico Capra - La Rotonda
- Villa Piovene
- Arcades of Villa Trissino
- Villa Pisani
- Villa Angarano
- Villa Godi
- Villa Gazzotti
- Villa Thiene
- Villa Poiana
- Villa Chiericati
- Villa Valmarana
- Villa Saraceno
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Palladio's buildings
La Rotonda
La Rotonda
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Although the Villa Rotonda is the universal symbol of a Palladian villa, the truth is that its owner saw it more as an urban, or perhaps more appropriately, a suburban residence. Paolo Almerico in fact sold his own palace in the city in order to move just outside the walls. It was Palladio himself who, in the Quattro Libri, placed the villa Rotonda amongst the palaces, not the villas. The villa is isolated and sits on the crest of a small hill; originally it did not encompass any farmland.
Address
Via della Rotonda, 45 Vicenza
Visit
Outside visits: every day 10-12am / 3-6pm
Inside visits: April 15 to November 4,
Wednesday 10-12am / 3-6pm
tel. 0444 321793 / 049 8790879
fax (preferable) 049 8791380
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The city of Vicenza and the Palladian villas of the Veneto
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Villa Almerico Capra - La Rotonda
Although the Villa Rotonda is the universal symbol of a Palladian villa, the truth is that its owner saw it more as an urban, or perhaps more appropriately, a suburban residence. Paolo Almerico in fact sold his own palace in the city in order to move just outside the walls. It was Palladio himself who, in the Quattro Libri, placed the villa Rotonda amongst the palaces, not the villas. The villa is isolated and sits on the crest of a small hill; originally it did not encompass any farmland.
Address
Via della Rotonda, 45 Vicenza
Visit
Outside visits: every day 10-12am / 3-6pm
Inside visits: April 15 to November 4,
Wednesday 10-12am / 3-6pm
tel. 0444 321793 / 049 8790879
fax (preferable) 049 8791380