A report on Vicenza
City in northeastern Italy.
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Andrea Palladio
22 linksItalian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic.
Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic.
The city of Vicenza, with its 23 buildings designed by Palladio, and 24 Palladian villas of the Veneto are listed by UNESCO as part of a World Heritage Site named City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto.
Padua
17 linksCity and comune in Veneto, northern Italy.
City and comune in Veneto, northern Italy.
Padua stands on the Bacchiglione River, 40 km west of Venice and 29 km southeast of Vicenza.
Veneto
13 linksOne of the 20 regions of Italy.
One of the 20 regions of Italy.
Este, Padua, Oderzo, Adria, Vicenza, Verona, and Altino became centres of Venetic culture.
Verona
12 linksCity on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants.
City on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants.
In 1164 Verona joined with Vicenza, Padua and Treviso to create the Veronese League, which was integrated with the Lombard League in 1167 to battle against Frederick I Barbarossa.
Teatro Olimpico
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The Teatro Olimpico ("Olympic Theatre") is a theatre in Vicenza, northern Italy, constructed in 1580–1585.
Ezzelino III da Romano
4 linksItalian feudal lord, a member of the Ezzelino family, in the March of Treviso (in modern Veneto).
Italian feudal lord, a member of the Ezzelino family, in the March of Treviso (in modern Veneto).
He was a close ally of the emperor Frederick II (r. 1220–1250), and ruled Verona, Vicenza and Padua for almost two decades.
Palladian villas of the Veneto
4 linksThe 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 Venetian Republic.
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 Venetian Republic.
In most cases the owners named their palazzi and ville with the family surname, hence there is both a Palazzo Chiericati in Vicenza and a Villa Chiericati in the countryside, similarly there is a Ca' Foscari in Venice and a Villa Foscari in the countryside.
Adriatic Veneti
3 linksIndo-European people who inhabited northeastern Italy, in an area corresponding to the modern-day region of Veneto.
Indo-European people who inhabited northeastern Italy, in an area corresponding to the modern-day region of Veneto.
It included cities of the modern Veneto such as Este, Padua, Vicenza, Asolo, Oderzo, Montebelluna, Vittorio Veneto, Cadore, as well as other areas around the Po Delta.
Bacchiglione
2 linksRiver that flows in Veneto, northern Italy.
River that flows in Veneto, northern Italy.
It flows through and past a number of cities, including Vicenza and Padua.
Vincenzo Scamozzi
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Vincenzo Scamozzi (2 September 1548 – 7 August 1616) was an Italian architect and a writer on architecture, active mainly in Vicenza and Republic of Venice area in the second half of the 16th century.