A villa on a hilltop outside Vicenza, designed by Andrea Palladio for Paolo Almerico and begun in 1567, completed in 1605 by Vincenzo Scamozzi after both the architect and the original patron had died. Its perfectly symmetrical plan, with a projecting portico on all four sides around a central domed rotunda, was directly inspired by the Pantheon in Rome and became one of the most widely copied designs in Western architecture. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 as part of the City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto.
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Building Type Completed YearConstruction began in 1567 to Palladio's design; he died in 1580 and the villa was completed in 1605 by Vincenzo Scamozzi, engaged by the new owners. Classification
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Palladio designed the villa and construction began in 1567, but he died in 1580 before it was finished; Vincenzo Scamozzi completed it to a modified design by 1605.
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Additional Source Villa Rotonda (Wikipedia)Villa Rotonda, description of the central rotunda
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, located there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, located there.
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1. Villa Rotonda (Wikipedia)
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The villa's official name is Villa Almerico Capra Valmarana, but it is also known as "La Rotonda", "Villa Rotonda", "Villa Capra", and "Villa Almerico Capra".
Villa Rotonda, lead section
Villa La Rotonda is a Renaissance villa just outside Vicenza in Northern Italy designed by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, and begun in 1567, though not completed until 1605.
Villa Rotonda, construction history section
begun in 1567, though not completed until 1605
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Villa La Rotonda is a Renaissance villa just outside Vicenza in Northern Italy designed by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, and begun in 1567, though not completed until 1605. The villa's official name is Villa Almerico Capra Valmarana, but it is also known as "La Rotonda", "Villa Rotonda", "Villa Capra", and "Villa Almerico Capra". The name Capra derives from the Capra brothers, who completed the building after they acquired it in 1592. Along with other works by Palladio, the building is conserved as part of the World Heritage Site "City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of th
- Uses Element: Dome, Villa Rotonda, description of the central rotunda
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Wikidata: Villa Rotonda
Wikidata Q113922197, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source The Pantheon (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Pantheon, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: The Pantheon, Lead section
The Pantheon (UK: , US: ; Latin: Pantheum, from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pantheion) '[temple] of all the gods') is an ancient temple in Rome, Italy, originally built under emperor Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) and reconstructed under Hadrian (117-138); since AD 609, it is a Catholic church called the Basilica of St.
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