Villa Rotonda
E40550
Palladian villa
Renaissance villa
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
country house
historic building
Villa Rotonda is a renowned 16th-century villa near Vicenza, Italy, designed by Andrea Palladio and celebrated as a masterpiece of Renaissance symmetry and classical harmony.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Rotonda | 1 |
| Villa Barbaro | 1 |
| Villa Capra "La Rotonda" | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palladian villa
ⓘ
Renaissance villa ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ country house ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Villa Rotonda
ⓘ
surface form:
La Rotonda
Villa Almerico Capra ⓘ |
| architect | Andrea Palladio ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Palladian architecture
ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 1566 ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
canonical example of Palladian villa design
ⓘ
masterpiece of Renaissance symmetry and classical harmony ⓘ |
| designedFor | Paolo Almerico ⓘ |
| designPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
centralized geometry
ⓘ
harmonic proportions ⓘ symmetry ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasPorticoOnAllSides | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageSiteOf |
Palladian Villas of the Veneto
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
|
| influenced |
Chiswick House
ⓘ
Monticello (plantation) ⓘ
surface form:
Monticello
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ Palladian architecture in Britain ⓘ Palladian architecture in North America ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
De architectura
ⓘ
surface form:
Vitruvian principles
ancient Roman temples ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | classical Roman temple architecture ⓘ |
| listedIn |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage List
|
| location | near Vicenza, Veneto, Italy ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Vicenza ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
central domed rotunda
ⓘ
classical temple fronts ⓘ domed central hall ⓘ elevated podium ⓘ four identical porticoes ⓘ harmonious proportions ⓘ perfect symmetry on all four sides ⓘ use of Ionic columns ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
country retreat
ⓘ
suburban residence ⓘ |
| partOf |
Palladian Villas of the Veneto
ⓘ
surface form:
Palladian villas of the Veneto
|
| planShape | square plan with central circular hall ⓘ |
| planType | centralized plan ⓘ |
| region | Veneto ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
La Rotonda
this entity surface form:
Villa Barbaro
this entity surface form:
Villa Capra "La Rotonda"