Villa Thiene

Villa Thiene is a 16th century villa at Quinto Vicentino in the province of Vicenza. The villa takes its name from the Thiene brothers who commissioned it. More than one architect worked on the building as it stands today. However, Andrea Palladio was the most famous member of the design team. Since 1996, the villa has been conserved as part of a World Heritage Site, the "City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto". The World Heritage... more

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Andrea Palladio

Andrea Palladio (30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580), was a Italian Renaissance architect active in the Republic of Venice. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily by Vitruvius, is widely considered the most influential architect in the history of Western architecture. All of...
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