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  2. Palazzo style architecture - Wikipedia

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    Palazzo style refers to an architectural style of the 19th and 20th centuries based upon the palazzi (palaces) built by wealthy families of the Italian Renaissance. The term refers to the general shape, proportion and a cluster of characteristics, rather than a specific design; hence it is applied to buildings spanning a period of nearly two ...

  3. Palazzo Medici Riccardi - Wikipedia

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    The palazzo was the first building in the city to be built after the modern order including its own separate rooms and apartments. The palazzo was also a start to not only Michelozzo's climb in status as an architect, but also as "the prototype of the Tuscan Renaissance palazzo," and became a repeated style in many of Michelozzo's later work.

  4. Palazzo Massimo Istoriato - Wikipedia

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    One must bear in mind, when observing this architectural ensemble and evaluating its apparent eccentricity, that the layout of Corso Vittorio Emanuele – on which today stands Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne – and that of Corso Rinascimento were built after the unification of Italy, demolishing much of the area's medieval and Renaissance urban ...

  5. Ca' d'Oro - Wikipedia

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    Other nearby buildings in this style are Palazzo Barbaro and the Palazzo Giustinian. This linear style favoured by the Venetian architects was not superseded by Venetian Renaissance architecture until the end of the 15th century, or later. The arches, windows, and loggia of the palace provide a variety of decorations that make it one of the ...

  6. Palazzo del Te - Wikipedia

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    Palazzo del Te, or simply Palazzo Te, is a palace in the suburbs of Mantua, Italy. It is an example of the mannerist style of architecture , and the acknowledged masterpiece of Giulio Romano . Name

  7. Palazzo Acciaiuoli - Wikipedia

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    Palazzo Acciaiuoli, also known as Palazzo Usimbardi' [1] or Usimbardi-Acciaiuoli, is located in Borgo Santi Apostoli in the historical centre of Florence. It incorporates the older Torre degli Acciaiuoli , formerly dei Buondelmonti , located at the corner of Chiasso delle Misure.

  8. Palazzo Orio Semitecolo Benzon - Wikipedia

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    Palazzo Orio Semitecolo Benzon is a Gothic palace in Venice, Italy, built in the 14th century. The palazzo is located in the Dorsoduro district and overlooks the Grand Canal between Casa Santomaso and Casa Salviati .

  9. Ca' Rezzonico - Wikipedia

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    Ca' Rezzonico (Italian pronunciation: [ˈka (r)retˈtsɔːniko]) is a palazzo and art museum on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice, Italy.It is a particularly notable example of the 18th century Venetian baroque and rococo architecture and interior decoration, and displays paintings by the leading Venetian painters of the period, including Francesco Guardi and Giambattista ...