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He was born in Padua to Pietro della Gondola and Marta called “la zotta”
(limping Martha). At the age of 16 he went to live in Vicenza, where he
took his education and became one of the greatest architects of his time,
and not only his time, thanks to the style called “Palladianism”, which
spread all over the world: from the White House in Washington to the
Queen’s House in Britain, from the University of Virginia to numerous
palaces of St. Peterborough and Puskin. Almost al portraits ascribed to
Palladio show the text “architetto vicentino”, architect from Vicenza,
and only in mid-twentieth century his birth town was discovered. Many
other aspects of his life are uncertain: his birthplace, the family home
in Vicenza, his features, the cause of his death and the place he died,
and even the place he was buried. Gian Giorgio Trissino, his big mentor,
was certainly right to give him the name Palladio, as though he was an
angel or a mythological, or supernatural character.
One thing is certain: Vicenza, as UNESCO declared, has been universally
recognised as the town of Palladio and has inscribed 23 monuments
of its historic town centre and 16 villas of its province onto the World
Heritage List, which are all ascribed to the architecture genius.
With this little guide book we would like to accompany you on the
discovery of the Palladian route into imagined harmony in the historic
town centre of Vicenza and invite you to discover the “route of the villas”
with the help of our guide books and the websites www.palladio2008.
info and www.vicenzae.org.
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PROVINCIA
DI VICENZA
(da Viaggio in Italia, Guido Piovene)
“… Perciò conoscere Palladio, La
Basilica, la Loggia del Capitanio, la
Rotonda, il teatro Olimpico, il palazzo
Chiericati e gli altri attraverso gli studi
è una conoscenza imperfetta. Bisogna
vederlo a Vicenza. Una piccola Roma,
un’invenzione scenografica…”
• Piazza dei Signori, 8
Tel. +39 0444 544122
10.00-14.00/14.30-18.30
Andrea Palladio’s works at Vicenza
World heritage
• Piazza Matteotti, 12
(next to the Olympic Theatre.
Start of route)
Tel. +39 0444 320854
09.00-13.00/14.00-18.00
Into imagined harmony
Information offices
in the historic town centre of Vicenza
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Palazzo Chiericati / Palazzo Chiericati
Casa Cogollo / Casa Cogollo
Palazzo da Monte Migliorini /
Palazzo da Monte Migliorini
Cappella Valmarana / Valmarana Chapel
Palazzo Iseppo da Porto /
Palazzo Iseppo da Porto
Palazzo Barbaran da Porto /
Palazzo Barbaran da Porto
Palazzo Thiene / Palazzo Thiene
Basilica Palladiana / Palladian Basilica
Loggia del Capitaniato / Loggia del Capitaniato
Palazzo Pojana / Palazzo Pojana
Palazzo Valmarana Braga Rosa /
Palazzo Valmarana Braga Rosa
Cupola e Porta della Cattedrale /
Dome and Portal of the Cathedral
Palazzo Porto Breganze /
Palazzo Porto Breganze
Palazzo Capra / Palazzo Capra
Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare /
Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare
Loggia Valmarana / Loggia Valmarana
Outside the pedestrian area
Casa Garzadori Bortolan /
Casa Garzadori Bortolan
Palazzo Civena Trissino / Palazzo Civena Trissino
Arco delle Scalette / Arco delle Scalette
Chiesa di S. Maria Nova /
Church Santa Maria Nova
Palazzo da Schio / Palazzo da Schio
Rif. Valbona Rif. Rumor
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MONTE
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m. 1292
(interior - exterior)
del Cimone
The Olympic Academy can start the works for the
LA TOROSELLA
theatre designed
by Palladio
only in 1580, the year in
CIMONE
m. 1280
DEI LAGHI
COSTON DEI LAGHI
Thus,
1480 he will not be able to see the end
m. 1873 which he dies.m.
of the works, which will be supervised by his son Silla
P.so della Borcolawith the participation of Vincenzo Scamozzi, for the
m. 1206
scenery and the famous seven streets of Thebes. Ossario
MONTE MAGGIO
m. 1853
Laghi
M. CIMONE
m. 1226
Rif. Papa
MONTI
FORNI ALTI
m. 2023
(exterior)
Valstagna
D Church
I(exterior) ASanta
S Maria
I ANova
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A L T O P I A N O
This palace at n. 90/94 was built to join, with an
arch that is still visible, two houses of the client
Vicenzo Pojana. The signed design is preserved
at the London
R.I.B.A. (Royal Institut of British
Tresché
Conca
Architects).
Rif. Monte
Cengio
al Granatiere
(interiorRif.
- exterior)
Rif. Alpino
M. PAÙ
m. 1420
There is m.1366
no expertise as Palladio’s authorship of this
church is concerned, but it is still universally ascribed
to him. The church has a single room, where presenRif. Fontanella
M.GNA NUOVA
tly bequests from the library Biblioteca
Bertoliana are
m. 1327
preserved, and which was built upon request by LodoMONTE
MONTE
vico
Trento for MONTE
the monastery of the Augustinian nuns.
MALCREBA
MONTE
SPRUNCH
m. 1300
M. TORLE
m. 1251
MONTE
CIMONE
m. 1378
GUSELLA
m. 1388
M. RAITERTAL
m. 1403
CIMA DI FONTE
m. 1516
Giovanni Alvise Valmarana was, together with
MONTE
Trissino and Chiericati, one of Palladio’s
biggest
FORAORO
m.
1508 this
supporters. For him, the architect designed
Velo d'Asticoextraordinary façade where the Giant order enCogollo
closes the whole height
of the palace.
del Cengio
M. ECHAR
MONTE
KABERLABA
m. 1221
M. LINTICHE
m. 1379
M. CERAMELLA
m. 1342
Palazzo Valmarana Braga Rosa (1565)
MONTE
CENGIO
m. 1354
This design is new for Palladio’s vision: a town
palace and a suburban
villa at the same time. It
Posina
has been completed in mid-seventeenth century
upon the former river harbour of the town.
MONTE PRIAFORÀ
Since 1855 it has been seat of the Vicenza
m. Town
1659
Museum.
so
P. XOMO
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te Assa
MONTE
BELMONTE
m. 1207
(interior - exterior)
A SUBIO
di Roana
orren
Palazzo TPojana
(1561-1566)
di Tonezza
MONTE MAIO
Palazzo
Chiericati (1550)
m. 1499
m. 1314
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m. 1280
Palazzo da Schio (1560)
Rif. Granezza
Rif. Monte (exterior)
Corno
Palladio designed the façade of this palace for
Conco
Bernardo da Schio, but
was often absent from
the supervision of the works, since he was busy
with other building sites in Venice. The stonecutter, who had noLusiana
instructions, even interrupted the works which were finished in 1574-75.
Rif. Verdefonte
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stic
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m. 1058
BERTIAGA
m. 1356
Caltrano
M. COGOLO
m. 1670
M. NOVEGNO
Casa Cogollo
Rif. Malga
m. 1552
(detta “del Palladio”,Novegno
1559)
Dome and Portal of The Cathedral
COLETTO DI VELO
m. 885
MONTE
TheSUMMANO
dome had been designed by Palladio around
Piovene
m.
1565,1296
almost
twenty years after the Chiuppano
works on
Rocchette
the apsis, whereas the portal at the northern
side, which replaced a Gothic one, Carrè
was opened
in 1575, upon request by Paolo Americo, who
Santorso
commissioned the Villa La Rotonda.
(exterior)
S. Antonio
asso
This house has been believed to be Palladio’s residence for its modest dimensions as opposed to the monumental town palaces. Actually, the famous architect
was entrusted with the huge renovation of the façade
Valli
of the house
belonging to a notary named Cogollo.
del Pasubio
Ossario del
Pasubio
Calvene
Salcedo
Lugo
di Vicenza
Molvena
Palladio’s Villas in town
Enna
CIMA
OGROSSO
1502
(exterior)
m. 668
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the Da Monte
family in front
Torrebelvicino
Pievebelvicino
of the Dominican monastery Santa Corona has
been ascribed to Palladio and UNESCO decidedMagrè
to put it on the World Heritage List, as well as the
architect’s
other works.
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Marano
Vicentino
Rif.
Valdagno
P.so Zovo
S. Vito
ValmaranaS. Quirico
Chapel (1576 c.)
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Igna
Caldogno
This villa was not designed by Palladio, but everyone considers it the place where his legend
was born, and this is sufficient for UNESCO to
add it to the World Heritage List. Tradition has
it that Palladio workedVigardolo
here as a simpleBolzano
stonecutter, but he was still appreciated by itsVicentino
owner,
the noble man of letters Gian Giorgio Trissino.
Lisiera
Quinto
Vicentino
Anconetta
Villa Gazzotti
Marcello Curti
Villa Trissino Trettenero
Bertesina
Casa Garzadori Bortolan
(exterior)
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The palace was commissioned to Palladio
Creazzo by Giambattista Garzadori, whose death in 1567 cancelled
the contract. Its ascription
Sovizzo to Palladio, acknowledged also by UNESCO, is upheld by testimonies from
1564, when at least one part had been erected.
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D I Palladio’s
V E Rdesign
ON
Aimposing superstructure made of
of the
Torri
di Quartesolo
Altavilla
Vicentina
m. 683
Palladian Basilica (1546 – 1549)
Villa Almerico Capra
Valmarana "La Rotonda"
Palazzo Civena Trissino (1540)
(exterior)
Montorso
Vicentino
Van
Arcugnano
The palace erected by Palladio has become part
of the Eretenia hospital after huge extension
works in 1801. The palace was rebuilt after the
Second World War, after having been heavily
Brendola
bombed.
a superstructure with a double order of loggias on an already existing palace won the competition among great
Montecchia
di Crosara
architects
such as Serlio, SanmicheliRoncà
and Giulio Romano,
and placed him among the great artists. Goethe wrote
Cazzano about this non-religious building: “It is not possible to
Zermeghedo
di Tramigna
describe the impression Palladio’s Basilica leaves.” Gambellara
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PROVINCIA
(exterior)
Vivaro
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hi a probably only a
What we can admire today Cis
part of the imposing renovation strongly advocated by the counts Marcantonio and Adriano
S. Giovanni
Tiene of their 15th-century palace. It seems also
Ilarione
Giulio Romano worked on the design entrusted
to Palladio.
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ago
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Villa Trissino Trettenero (1534)
Dueville
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(interior - exterior)
chi
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Trissino
Palazzo Thiene (1542)
T
M. BELLOCCA
m. 830
on
Gambugliano
This loggia with 6 columns
of the Costabissara
Doric order,
topped by a triangular pediment, inside the Giardini Salvi (Salvi gardens), was built following a
design which is very close to Palladio’s style, if
not made by the architect himself. UNESCO decided to ascribe it to Palladio anyway
in 1994.
Monteviale
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T. A l p
M. CORPEGANI
m. 639
This palace was completed by Vicenzo Scamozzi around 1593, following the design of Andrea
Palladio, whose authorship has been acknowRATTI
ledgedM.m.unanimously
by the experts. Today it
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hosts, among other things, the industrials association of Vicenza.
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Castelgomberto
Loggia
Valmarana (Giardino Salvi)
Brogliano
(interior - exterior) S.Pietro
Mussolino
This palace was commissioned
by FALDO
the count Montano
MONTE
Vestenanuova
m. 807
Barbarano. Since 1997 and has been the seat of the International Centre for Architecture studies (C.I.S.A.),
dedicated to Andrea Palladio, who, of course, designed
it. The solemn façade was built in both the Ionic and the
Corinthian order. The inner rooms andNogarole
the salon are emVicentino
bellished with important stuccoes.
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gret
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Cornedo
The design was entrusted to Palladio by Taddeo
who, however, had to sell it duringAncignano
its
Precalcino
construction to the Venetian patrician Girolamo
Grimani for financial reasons.
The façade is made of eight Ionic pilasters with
three central intercolumns which are topped by
Bressanvi
a triangular pediment.
Montecchio
Gazzotti
Isola
(exterior)
MONTE CROCE
DI BOSCO
m. 851
Palazzo Barbaran da Porto (1569-70)
(exterior)
Of this palace, which is today incorporated in a commerMolina
cial building, an arch can be seen which is overlooked by
a pediment on four pilaster strips. It was commissioned
to Palladio by G.A. Capra between 1510 and 1545 and was
heavily altered during the 17th century with the erection
of the Palazzo Piovini, which destroyed the original plant.
Vicentina
Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare
(1572 c.)
(exterior)
M. PERGO
m. 945
Villa Gazzotti Grimani Curti (1542)
(exterior)
S. Tomio
Palazzo Iseppo da Porto (1544 c.)
Palladio designed both the town palace and the
so S. Caterina
villa in P.Molina
at Malo for his friend Iseppo, but
m. 796
neither wasAltissimo
finished. The palace had better luck:
Palladio had designed two different entrances
and residences, of which remains the imposing
façade, divided into three parts.
Palazzo Capra
di Leguzzano
It may have been designed by Palladio in 1576, following the death of Antonio Valmarana, inside the
crypt of Santa Corona, one of the most interesting Monte di Malo
churches from the artistic point of view, where heMONTE
CIMA
MARANA himself was buried before his mortal remains (orFAEDO
m. 1552
m. 781
what was regarded as his mortal remains) were
transported to the of the temple of fame at the main
cemetery.
Crespadoro
Palladio put this building into the section dedicated to town palaces in his work “Four Books of
Sarcedo
Architecture”, but everyone considers it a temple-villa, with its perfectly identical 4 façades. It
is the universal icon of Palladian villas and can
boast many imitations around the world, also in
this century.
ico
T. A s t
Recoaro Mille
(interior - exterior)
The works under Palladio’s supervision evidently came to an end before the completion of the
project. The façade is made of three giant half
columns of the Corinthian order and of two intercolumns of seven that had been planned.
m. 1108
CAMPO
AVANTI
.1689
Vicentino
Villa la Rotonda (1566)
(exterior)
T
P.so Xon
Pianezze
Mason
Palazzo Porto BreganzeZanè
(1571)
Palazzo da Monte Migliorini (1550-1554)
Staro
Guardia di
mpogrosso
Fara
Vicentino
Zugliano
Longare
Lago di Fimo
n
ian delle
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Montebello
(exterior)
Colognola
ai Colli
This building once was the official building of the
“Capitanio”, a military office for the Venetian Republic, and is today seat of the town council. Palladio was entrusted with the renovation of the
already existing medieval
building 20 years after
Monteforte
d'Alpone
the design for
the
loggias
of
the Basilica.
Soave
Arco delle Scalette (1595)
M. MOTTOLONE
This arch has been built 15 years after Palladio’s
m. 400
death by the Venetian captain Giacomo Bragadino. Palladio probably had conceived it as access
Meledo
point to the Monte
Berico sanctuary, before the
di Sarego
Zovencedo
porticoes were built in mid-eighteenth century
Monticello
by Muttoni.
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Grancona
c
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Loggia del Capitaniato (1565)
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Castegnero
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m. 444
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Mossano
M. FAEO