FROM 1508
the history
of our lands
is intertwined with the
one of a stonemason
who became the most
influential architect
of all times:
Andrea Palladio
JEWELS
Palladio made of Vicenza
a masterpiece of the Renaissance,
he scattered with jewels
the lands of the Serenissima
and became its Proto, namely
its first official architect.
His works and his treaties
were known all over the world,
giving life to the only movement in history
that carries the name of an architect,
The Palladianism.
HUMANITY
HERITAGE
In 1994 Vicenza and the Palladian Villas
have been included in the list of "World Heritage" goods.
In the "Word Heritage List" were registered the twenty-three
Palladian monuments of the historic center and the three villas
located outside the ancient city walls.
In 1996 the UNESCO recognition was extended to include twenty-one more Palladian villas.
With the resolution n.259 of December 6th 2010
the Congress of the United States of America
recognized Andrea Palladio as
the father of the American architecture.
Andrea Palladio,
the most influential
architect of history.
under costruction
the useful, or the comfort, the perpetuity, and beauty:
therefore, that work couldn't be called perfect,
that it was useful, but for a short time;
That is for a long time but not convenient;
That is, both of them,
Without grace then its contained in itself
Andrea Palladio
