City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto

UNESCO World Heritage Site
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii
Reference 712
UNESCO region Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 1994 (18th Session)
Extensions 1996
Villa Capra "La Rotonda" in Vicenza. One of Palladio's most influential designs
Villa Godi in Lugo Vicentino. An early work notable for lack of external decoration

City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto is a World Heritage Site in Italy, which protects buildings by the architect Andrea Palladio.

UNESCO inscribed the site on the World Heritage List in 1994.[1] At first the site was called "Vicenza, City of Palladio" and only buildings in the immediate area of Vicenza were included. Various types of buildings were represented in the original site, which included the Basilica Palladiana, Teatro Olimpico and palazzi in the city itself, along with a few villas in the vicinity. However, most of Palladio's surviving villas lay outside the site. In 1996 the site was expanded. Its present name reflects the fact that it includes all the Palladian Villas of the Veneto. City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto also has some examples of ecclesiastical architecture, including the relatively small church at Maser.[2]

There is another important group of urban buildings by Palladio in Venice, a city which also has World Heritage Site status. Venice has notable examples of ecclesiastical architecture by Palladio, including the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore.

List of villas

The World Heritage site includes the following villas:

# Name Location Province Coordinates
712-001 City of Vicenza including 23 buildings by Palladio Vicenza Vicenza 45°32′57″N 11°32′58″E / 45.54917°N 11.54944°E / 45.54917; 11.54944 (City of Vicenza)
712-002 Villa Trissino Cricoli, Vicenza Vicenza 45°33′55″N 11°32′49″E / 45.56528°N 11.54694°E / 45.56528; 11.54694 (Villa Trissino)
712-003 Villa Gazzotti Grimani Bertesina, Vicenza Vicenza 45°33′13″N 11°34′30″E / 45.55361°N 11.57500°E / 45.55361; 11.57500 (Villa Gazzotti)
712-004 Villa Almerico Capra, «La Rotonda» Vicenza Vicenza 45°31′54″N 11°33′36″E / 45.53167°N 11.56000°E / 45.53167; 11.56000 (Villa Almerico Capra)
712-005 Villa Angarano Bassano del Grappa Vicenza 45°46′50″N 11°43′25″E / 45.78056°N 11.72361°E / 45.78056; 11.72361 (Villa Angarano)
712-006 Villa Caldogno Caldogno Vicenza 45°36′26″N 11°30′24″E / 45.60722°N 11.50667°E / 45.60722; 11.50667 (Villa Caldogno)
712-007 Villa Chiericati Grumolo delle Abbadesse Vicenza 45°30′16″N 11°39′12″E / 45.50444°N 11.65333°E / 45.50444; 11.65333
712-008 Villa Forni Cerato Montecchio Precalcino Vicenza 45°39′11″N 11°33′40″E / 45.65306°N 11.56111°E / 45.65306; 11.56111
712-009 Villa Godi Lonedo di Lugo Vicentino Vicenza 45°44′44″N 11°31′43″E / 45.74556°N 11.52861°E / 45.74556; 11.52861
712-010 Villa Pisani Bagnolo di Lonigo Vicenza 45°21′31″N 11°22′10″E / 45.35861°N 11.36944°E / 45.35861; 11.36944
712-011 Villa Poiana Poiana Maggiore Vicenza 45°16′54″N 11°30′03″E / 45.28167°N 11.50083°E / 45.28167; 11.50083
712-012 Villa Saraceno Agugliaro Vicenza 45°18′38″N 11°35′12″E / 45.31056°N 11.58667°E / 45.31056; 11.58667 (Villa Saraceno)
712-013 Villa Thiene Quinto Vicentino Vicenza 45°34′22″N 11°37′47″E / 45.57278°N 11.62972°E / 45.57278; 11.62972 (Villa Thiene)
712-014 Villa Trissino Sarego Vicenza 45°25′42″N 11°24′49″E / 45.42833°N 11.41361°E / 45.42833; 11.41361 (Villa Trissino)
712-015 Villa Valmarana Bolzano Vicentino Vicenza 45°35′01″N 11°36′41″E / 45.58361°N 11.61139°E / 45.58361; 11.61139 (Villa Valmarana)
712-016 Villa Valmarana Monticello Conte Otto Vicenza 45°34′58″N 11°35′40″E / 45.58278°N 11.59444°E / 45.58278; 11.59444 (Villa Valmarana)
712-017 Villa Badoer, «La Badoera» Fratta Polesine Rovigo 45°01′48″N 11°38′46″E / 45.03000°N 11.64611°E / 45.03000; 11.64611 (Villa Badoer)
712-018 Villa Barbaro Maser Treviso 45°48′20″N 11°58′48″E / 45.80556°N 11.98000°E / 45.80556; 11.98000 (Villa Barbaro)
712-019 Villa Emo Vedelago Treviso 45°42′43″N 11°59′23″E / 45.71194°N 11.98972°E / 45.71194; 11.98972 (Villa Emo)
712-020 Villa Zeno Cessalto Treviso 45°42′11″N 12°38′20″E / 45.70306°N 12.63889°E / 45.70306; 12.63889 (Villa Zeno)
712-021 Villa Foscari, «La Malcontenta» Mira Venice 45°26′07″N 12°12′01″E / 45.43528°N 12.20028°E / 45.43528; 12.20028 (Villa Foscari)
712-022 Villa Pisani Montagnana Padua 45°13′37″N 11°28′07″E / 45.22694°N 11.46861°E / 45.22694; 11.46861 (Villa Pisani)
712-023 Villa Cornaro Piombino Dese Padua 45°36′14″N 11°59′57″E / 45.60389°N 11.99917°E / 45.60389; 11.99917 (Villa Cornaro)
712-024 Villa Serego San Pietro in Cariano Verona 45°29′58″N 10°55′32″E / 45.49944°N 10.92556°E / 45.49944; 10.92556 (Villa Serego)
712-025 Villa Piovene Lugo Vicentino Vicenza 45°44′48″N 11°31′36″E / 45.74667°N 11.52667°E / 45.74667; 11.52667 (Villa Piovene)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UNESCO World heritage site number 712". Whc.unesco.org. 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  2. ↑ http://yearofpalladio.classicist.org/work/gallery/civic-architecture/sacred-building/tempietto-barbaro/
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