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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Palladian villa
Renaissance building
cultural heritage monument
historic house
villa
alsoKnownAs La Rotonda
Villa La Rotonda
linked to: Villa 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 Castle
linked to: Mereworth

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 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

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Villa Rotonda alsoKnownAs Villa Almerico Capra
Paolo Almerico commissioned Villa Almerico Capra "La Rotonda"
linked to: Villa Almerico Capra
Paolo Almerico associatedWith Villa Almerico Capra "La Rotonda"
linked to: Villa Almerico Capra