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Why was only part of the Loggia del Capitanio in Vicenza completed?
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Andrea Palladio
Villa Rotonda, near Vicenza, Italy, by Andrea Palladio, 1550–51.
The Loggia del Capitanio in Vicenza was left incomplete due to the financial impact of the 1571 victory over the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto. The costs associated with this military success significantly impoverished the government, which meant that only three of the intended five or seven bays were ever constructed.1