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2. Palladian architecture - Wikipedia

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   Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts of symmetry , perspective and the principles of formal classical architecture from ancient Greek and Roman traditions.

3. City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto

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   In total there are 47 Palladian buildings registered in the UNESCO list in the Veneto region. [4] There is another important group of urban buildings by Palladio in Venice, a city which also has World Heritage Site status. Venice has notable examples of ecclesiastical architecture by Palladio, including the San Giorgio Maggiore (church), Venice.

4. Basilica Palladiana - Wikipedia

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   The Basilica Palladiana is a Renaissance building in the central Piazza dei Signori in Vicenza, north-eastern Italy.The most notable feature of the edifice is the loggia, which shows one of the first examples of what have come to be known as the Palladian window, designed by a young Andrea Palladio, whose work in architecture was to have a significant effect on the field during the Renaissance ...

5. Palladian villas of the Veneto - Wikipedia

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   Villa Capra "La Rotonda" in Vicenza.One of Palladio's most influential designs. Villa Godi in Lugo Vicentino.An early work notable for lack of external decoration. The Palladian villas of the Veneto are villas designed by Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, all of whose buildings were erected in the Veneto, the mainland region of north-eastern Italy then under the political control of the ...

6. Category:Palladian architecture - Wikipedia

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   Andrea Palladio buildings (2 C, 49 P) I. Palladian architecture in Ireland (1 C, 15 P) P. Palladian bridges (3 P) R. ... Palladian architecture in the United Kingdom ...

7. The 25 Most Beautiful College Campuses Around the World

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   Housed within its historic Palladian and medieval structures is a collection of 15 museums covering a diverse range of fields, from anthropology and geology to astronomy and botany. by Andrea ...

8. Palazzo Valmarana - Wikipedia

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   The façade of the Palazzo Valmarana is both one of Palladio's most extraordinary and most individual realizations. For the first time in a palace, a giant order embraces the entire vertical expanse of the building: evidently this was a solution which found its origins in Palladio's experimentation with the façades of religious buildings, such as the almost contemporary façade of San ...

9. America's Most Iconic Houses of Worship - AOL

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   The architecture of this Christian chapel is singular — a stunning wooden structure featuring some 425 windows and more than 6,000-square feet of glass, all situated on more than 100 tons of ...