Villa Almerico Capra
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Villa Almerico Capra is a renowned 16th-century Palladian villa near Vicenza, Italy, celebrated for its perfectly symmetrical design and influential classical architecture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Villa Almerico Capra "La Rotonda" | 2 |
| Villa Almerico Capra canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palladian villa
ⓘ
Renaissance building ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ historic house ⓘ villa ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
La Rotonda
ⓘ
Villa Rotonda ⓘ
surface form:
Villa La Rotonda
|
| architect | Andrea Palladio ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Palladian architecture
ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| completionDate | late 16th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1560s ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central circular hall
ⓘ
classical temple fronts ⓘ domed hall ⓘ four identical façades ⓘ pedimented porticos ⓘ portico on each façade ⓘ staircases leading to each portico ⓘ symmetrical design ⓘ |
| hasPlanType |
centralized plan
ⓘ
square plan ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chiswick House
ⓘ
Mereworth ⓘ
surface form:
Mereworth Castle
Monticello ⓘ Neoclassical architecture ⓘ Thomas Jefferson’s architectural ideas ⓘ Villa Badoer-inspired villas ⓘ country house design in Britain ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | classical Roman temples ⓘ |
| laterOwner | Capra family ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vicenza ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Veneto ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Vicenza ⓘ |
| material |
stone
ⓘ
stucco ⓘ |
| movement |
Palladian architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Palladianism
|
| namedAfter | Paolo Almerico ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic domed central hall
ⓘ
influential classical composition ⓘ |
| originalClient | Paolo Almerico ⓘ |
| partOf | City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto ⓘ |
| symmetry | perfectly symmetrical layout ⓘ |
| usedFor |
representative villa
ⓘ
suburban residence ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Villa Almerico Capra "La Rotonda"
this entity surface form:
Villa Almerico Capra "La Rotonda"