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PALLADIAN
ROUTES
FROM 1508
the history
of our lands
is intertwined with that
of a creative artisan
who became the most
influential architect
of all times:
Andrea Palladio
JEWELS
Palladio made Vicenza
a masterpiece of the Renaissance,
he scattered his jewels throughout
the lands of the Serenissima
and became its Proto, meaning
its first official architect.
His works and his thinking
became known all over the world,
breathing life to the most famous architectural movement in history
that to this day, still carries his name,
Palladianism.
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HUMANITY
HERITAGE
In 1994 Vicenza and the Palladian Villas
have been included in the list of "World Heritage" list.
In the "Word Heritage List" there are twenty-three
registered Palladian monuments in the historic center and three villas
located just outside the ancient city walls.
In 1996 the UNESCO recognition was extended to include twenty-one more Palladian villas.
With the resolution #259 dated 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.
In every neighborhood, in every building's architecture,
as Ancient Rome's prestigious architect Vitruvius said,
"you have to consider three things, otherwise, no building will deserve to be commended/will be succesfull:
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