Vicenza

Italy
Photographed by Ivan Szedo
Vicenza a city in northeastern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the
northern base of theMonte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione. Vicenza is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi)
west of Venice and 200 kilometres (120 mi) east ofMilan.
Vicenza is a thriving and cosmopolitan city, with a rich history and culture, and many museums, art
galleries, piazzas, villas, churches and elegant Renaissance palazzi. With the Palladian Villas of the Veneto in the
surrounding area, and his renowned Teatro Olimpico (Olympic Theatre), the "city of Palladio" has been enlisted
as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994.
Palladio's works
Vicenza is home to twenty-three buildings designed by Palladio. The famous ones include:
Villa Almerico Capra (also known as "La Rotonda"), located just outside the downtown area;
Basilica Palladiana, centrally located in Vicenza's Piazza dei Signori, of which Palladio himself said that it might stand
comparison with any similar work of antiquity;
Teatro Olimpico, designed for the Accademia Olimpica and begun to be built in 1580, when Palladio died. The wooden
scenes are by Vincenzo Scamozzi;
Palazzo Chiericati, home of the Town pinacotheca;
Palazzo Barbaran da Porto, home of the Museo Palladio;
Palazzo del Capitaniato, home of the Town council;
Palazzo Porto;
Palazzo Porto in Piazza Castello (unfinished);
Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare (built by Vincenzo Scamozzi);
Palazzo Thiene;
Villa Gazzotti Grimani, in the frazione Bertesina.
Secular buildings
The Torre Bissara (clock tower) (12241446), 82mt, is one of the tallest buildings;
The Biblioteca Civica Bertoliana, public library founded by Count Giovanni M. Bertolo, opened 1708;
Casa Pigafetta (1440), house of Antonio Pigafetta;
The Pinacotheca Civica houses mainly Vicentine paintings in the Palladian Palazzo Chiericati.



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