Villa Emo

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Villa Emo is a renowned 16th-century Venetian villa in Italy designed by Andrea Palladio, celebrated as one of the finest and most influential examples of Palladian architecture.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Palladian villa
Renaissance building
country house
villa
architect Andrea Palladio
architecturalStyle Palladian architecture
Renaissance architecture
category Palladian villas of Veneto
Renaissance architecture in Veneto
Villas in Veneto
commissionedBy Emo family
completionDate 1560s
constructionStartDate 1550s
country Italy
hasFeature agricultural outbuildings
axial approach avenue
central residential block
formal garden
frescoed interiors
loggia
long colonnaded wings
pedimented central portico
symmetrical barchesse
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
influenced 18th-century neoclassical villas
Palladian architecture in Britain
influencedBy Roman classical architecture
locatedIn Comune of Vedelago
Fanzolo
Northern Italy
Province of Treviso
Veneto NERFINISHED
locatedNear Treviso
Venice
materialUsed brick
stucco
notableFor functional agricultural design
harmonious proportions
integration of house and farm buildings
numberOfStoreys 2
openToPublic true
partOf City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
patron Leonardo di Giovanni Emo
region Veneto NERFINISHED
roofType low-pitched roof
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear 1996
use agricultural estate
manor house

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Palladian architecture
hasMajorWorkExample
Andrea Palladio
notableWork

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