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Vlado ST (11 months ago)
Villa Rotonda is the Renaissance country house architect Andrea Palladia from 1569 in Vicenze area. Villa Rotonda was the first, of many who followed, a country house with a dome. Especially during paladiatanism in the architecture of the 18th century in England and America.
Villa Rotonda is the Renaissance country house architect Andrea Palladia from 1569 in Vicenze area. Villa Rotonda was the first, of many who followed, a country house with a dome. Especially during paladiatanism in the architecture of the 18th century in England and America.
Laura G (13 months ago)
Awesome villa built by Palladio. I booked a tour for €15 was told it was only in Italian. I was there through the entire Italian portion when the guide found out we only spoke English. He then took us around the villa for a quick 15-minute English tour and explained everything. Beautiful place and great customer service...worth the stop! Note: scaffolding up now for building repairs until Oct 2021.
Awesome villa built by Palladio. I booked a tour for €15 was told it was only in Italian. I was there through the entire Italian portion when the guide found out we only spoke English. He then took us around the villa for a quick 15-minute English tour and explained everything. Beautiful place and great customer service...worth the stop! Note: scaffolding up now for building repairs until Oct 2021.
Andrey Novoselov (19 months ago)
A Palladian villa that is among the most influential buildings in the history of Western architecture. Standing on a hill outside Vicenza in northern Italy, the Villa Capra, also known as La Rotonda, was designed by Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). It was built as a country house for a high-ranking clergyman, prelate Paolo Almerico, who had returned to Vicenza after a career in the Vatican Court, and its vibrant interior was decorated with spectacular frescoes celebrating Christian virtue. Harmony and serenity. Begun in 1567, Villa Capra reflects Palladio’s profound study of the buildings of ancient Rome. It is an almost perfectly symmetrical structure, with a domed cylindrical central hall surrounded by identical columned porticos, modeled on Roman temples such as the Pantheon (see pp.104–105), on all four sides. As a result, the villa appears balanced and sophisticated from whichever angle it is viewed, and its careful placement in the landscape gives a harmonious view of the “natural theater” surrounding it. Completed after Palladio’s death in 1580 by his pupil Vincenzo Scamozzi, the building has since been an inspiration to architects across the Western world, who have been fascinated by the perfection of its formal beauty.
A Palladian villa that is among the most influential buildings in the history of Western architecture. Standing on a hill outside Vicenza in northern Italy, the Villa Capra, also known as La Rotonda, was designed by Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). It was built as a country house for a high-ranking clergyman, prelate Paolo Almerico, who had returned to Vicenza after a career in the Vatican Court, and its vibrant interior was decorated with spectacular frescoes celebrating Christian virtue. Harmony and serenity. Begun in 1567, Villa Capra reflects Palladio’s profound study of the buildings of ancient Rome. It is an almost perfectly symmetrical structure, with a domed cylindrical central hall surrounded by identical columned porticos, modeled on Roman temples such as the Pantheon (see pp.104–105), on all four sides. As a result, the villa appears balanced and sophisticated from whichever angle it is viewed, and its careful placement in the landscape gives a harmonious view of the “natural theater” surrounding it. Completed after Palladio’s death in 1580 by his pupil Vincenzo Scamozzi, the building has since been an inspiration to architects across the Western world, who have been fascinated by the perfection of its formal beauty.
EMEL M (2 years ago)
This masterpiece had been designed by Andrea Palladio in the 16th century. Unfortunately when we got there it was closed, it was a wednesday. Still we got to see the building through the gate, which was already very impressive. Hopefully next time we go there it will be open for a visit inside as well.
This masterpiece had been designed by Andrea Palladio in the 16th century. Unfortunately when we got there it was closed, it was a wednesday. Still we got to see the building through the gate, which was already very impressive. Hopefully next time we go there it will be open for a visit inside as well.
Kathryn Willis (2 years ago)
I'm a fan of Jeffersonian architecture, so even though Jefferson did not see this fabulous innovative home, he certainly knew it well from drawings, and from similar examples in the south of France. The grounds are gorgeous, the building still majestic, and the flash of creativity and innovation is stellar.
I'm a fan of Jeffersonian architecture, so even though Jefferson did not see this fabulous innovative home, he certainly knew it well from drawings, and from similar examples in the south of France. The grounds are gorgeous, the building still majestic, and the flash of creativity and innovation is stellar.
