• Italy
  • Villa Valmarana ai Nani – a noble residence lavishly frescoed by the Tiepolo family

    In my previous three posts about Vicenza, I wrote about Palladio’s works not only in the historic center but also in the Veneto region (outside the city wall of Vicenza and in the municipality of Caldogno). Together with another 22 villas, all the works are inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list. In this post, […]

    Villa Valmarana ai Nani – a noble residence lavishly frescoed by the Tiepolo family was last modified: April 12th, 2018 by Dong
  • Italy
  • Villa “La Rotonda” in Vicenza and Villa Caldogno in Comune di Caldogno

    This is my third post about Vicenza and this time we will go a bit away from the historic city center to explore two villas located in the heart of the Veneto region. If you have already read my previous two posts please click here to skip the general introduction and jump directly to chapter 2, […]

    Villa “La Rotonda” in Vicenza and Villa Caldogno in Comune di Caldogno was last modified: February 27th, 2018 by Dong
  • Italy
  • City of Vicenza – A gem in architectural history of mankind (2/2)

    If you have already read my previous post about Vicenza please click here to skip the general introduction and jump directly to the main content of this post.  1. A general introduction to the city of Vicenza 1.1 Who is he that made Vicenza famous? What is Vicenza famous for? Well, this city is not […]

    City of Vicenza – A gem in architectural history of mankind (2/2) was last modified: February 11th, 2018 by Dong
  • Italy
  • City of Vicenza – A gem in architectural history of mankind (1/2)

    1. Who is he that made Vicenza famous? What is Vicenza famous for? Well, this city is not famous for a specific building or monument. Instead, it’s famous for a person, who became the inspiration for a movement without parallel in architectural history. Now I’ll give you a brief introduction and you can try to guess […]

    City of Vicenza – A gem in architectural history of mankind (1/2) was last modified: February 1st, 2018 by Dong