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City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto

Italy
Date of Inscription: 1994
Extension: 1996
Criteria: (i)(ii)
Core zone: 333.87 ha
Provinces of Padua, Rovigo, Treviso, Venice, Verona and Vicenza, Veneto Region
N45 32 57 E11 32 58
Ref: 712bis

Brief Description

Founded in the 2nd century B.C. in northern Italy, Vicenza prospered under Venetian rule from the early 15th to the end of the 18th century. The work of Andrea Palladio (1508–80), based on a detailed study of classical Roman architecture, gives the city its unique appearance. Palladio's urban buildings, as well as his villas, scattered throughout the Veneto region, had a decisive influence on the development of architecture. His work inspired a distinct architectural style known as Palladian, which spread to England and other European countries, and also to North America.

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