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Palladio added a new outer shell of marble classical forms, a loggia and a portico that now obscure the original Gothic architecture. He also dubbed the building a "basilica", after the ancient Roman civil structures of that name. The Basilica was an expensive project (some 60,000 ducats once finished) and took a long time to complete. Palladio ...
Basilica Palladiana is a palace in Vicenza, overlooking Piazza dei Signori, inextricably linked to the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. The architect redesigned the Gothic Palazzo della Ragione by adding the loggias with the famous white marble serliane.
- Piazza dei Signori, Vicenza, Veneto
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The Palladian Basilica or also called Ragione Palace, is the masterpiece of the architect Andrea Palladio, elegant, grandiose, extraordinary, with its white columns and its chiaroscuro games of the loggias, it represents the symbolic building of the city of Vicenza.
The success of the Basilica Palladiana propelled Palladio into the top ranks of the architects of Northern Italy. He had travelled to Rome in 1549, hoping to become a Papal architect, but the death of Pope Paul III ended that ambition.
Nov 19, 2020 · Andrea Palladio (1508-1580 CE) was an Italian Renaissance architect most famous for the villas he designed in and around Vicenza and two large churches in Venice. Palladio blended elements of classical architecture, particularly the orders, to create harmonious buildings and was so successful that he became the foremost architect in northern Italy.
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However, in 1546 the Council of One Hundred chose a young local architect, Palladio, to reconstruct the building starting from April 1549. Palladio added a new outer shell of marble classical forms, a loggia and a portico that now obscure the original Gothic architecture.
Apr 8, 2024 · A guide to Palladio’s ground-breaking architecture in Vicenza, including the Basilica Palladiana, Teatro Olimpico, and Villa La Rotonda.
