I think I may have mentioned before that our town is home to the famous Andrea Palladio. He was a hugely influential architect from the 1500's. If you have ever heard of a Palladian Window or Arch -that is named after him! Our house that we live in here is designed from his architectural influence (it is over 400 years old - so quite close in age!). One of the coolest things that I had learned is that Thomas Jefferson actually built Monticello afer one of Palladio's buildings right here in Vicenza (it is called Villa Rotunda). Anyway - throughout our City, you can see his architectural marvels - beautiful!!
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| The Basilica Palladio |
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| The Villa Rotunda (the inspiration for Monticello) |
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| Way up on the hill in the background is Monte Berico |
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