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Andrea Palladio
Villa Rotonda, near Vicenza, Italy, by Andrea Palladio, 1550–51.
Andrea Palladio’s Villa Godi, located at Lonedo, was commissioned by Girolamo de’ Godi around 1540. This project marked Palladio’s first villa design and incorporated foundational elements that would define his future work, such as symmetrical flanking wings for agricultural use and a walled courtyard.1