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Landmarks in Vicenza
Landmarks in Vicenza
Basilica Palladiana or "Palazzo della Ragione" (1549-1617) is a massive structure on one of the main squares (Piazza dei Signori), designed by the architect Palladio, who seems to have been responsible for many of the famous buildings in and around Vicenza. It still has the old clock tower from a previous building on that site.
Loggia del Capitanio right in front of Basilica Palladiana on Piazza dei Signori. Also made by Palladio around 1571, but in red brick without any stucco.
Teatro Olimpico on Piazza Matteotti is another of the many buildings in Vicenza and its surroundings designed by Palladio (dating from the 1580s). It's a wooden theatre, with the audience arranged in a compact half-circle, most noted for its use of perspective to give the impression of a very deep stage. It can be visited for itself, or supposedly is still used for some performances.
Villa Valmarana is located in the hills just south of downtown Vicenza and is important for both its architecture and art. The Villa compound consists of three buildings - the owner's residence, a guest house, and stables constructed between 1669 and 1720. In the owner's residence are several gorgeous stuccos by Giamattista and Giandomenico Tiepolo, who were hired by the Valamrana family in 1757.
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