Villa Rotonda

villa, Vicenza, Italy

Also known as: Villa Capra

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The Villa Rotonda, also known as the Villa Capra, is a renowned Italian Renaissance villa located near Vicenza, Italy. Designed by the influential architect Andrea Palladio, construction began in 1550.123

The villa is characterized by its circular plan and central dome, a design inspired by classical Roman rotundas like the Pantheon. It features symmetrical porticoes on all four sides, each with six columns, and a central circular hall. The Villa Rotonda served as a model for later architectural styles, particularly Palladianism, and influenced numerous manor houses in England and the United States. It is considered one of Palladio's most iconic works and is part of Vicenza's UNESCO World Heritage site designation.132

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…for Giulio Capra, called the Villa Rotonda, near Vicenza. This was a hilltop belvedere, or summer house, with a view, of completely symmetrical plan with hexastyle, or porticoes on each of four sides and central circular halls surmounted by domes. The Villa Trissino at Meledo, of the same type, was…
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…for Giulio Capra, called the Villa Rotonda, near Vicenza. This was a hilltop belvedere, or summer house, with a view, of completely symmetrical plan with hexastyle, or porticoes on each of four sides and central circular halls surmounted by domes. The Villa Trissino at Meledo, of the same type, was…
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