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Landmark Attractions In Vicenza

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Vicenza is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the Monte Berico, where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately 60 kilometres west of Venice and 200 kilometres east of Milan. Vicenza is a thriving and cosmopolitan city, with a rich history and culture, and many museums, art galleries, piazzas, villas, churches and elegant Renaissance palazzi. With the Palladian Villas of the Veneto in the surrounding area, and his renowned Teatro Olimpico , the city of Palladio has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994.In December 2008, Vicenza had an estimated population of 115,927 and ...
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  • 1. Chiesa di Santa Corona Vicenza
    Santa Corona is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located in Vicenza, region of Veneto, Italy. The church contains the Valmarana chapel , whose design is attributed to the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. Palladio himself is buried in this church.
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  • 2. Oratorio di San Nicola Vicenza
    The Oratory of San Nicola da Tolentino is a small chapel like structure in Vicenza, which is notable for its excellent collection of 16th- and 17th-century paintings. Construction of a home for the venerable confraternity of the saint began in 1505 and was completed by 1681, when the facade was finished . It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. The interior has a number of canvases based upon events and miracles in the life of San Nicola, many inserted in niches in the wall; works include: Ceiling cycles by Giulio Carpioni. On the right 1st inset wall by Antonio Zanchi. 2nd inset canvases by Francesco Maffei. 3rd inset canvases by Giovanni Carpioni. On the right 1st inset wall by Giovanni Cozza. 2nd inset canvases by Maffei. 3rd inset canvases by Maffei.Three statues inside were co...
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  • 5. Loggia del Capitaniato Vicenza
    The palazzo del Capitaniato, also known as loggia del Capitanio or loggia Bernarda, is a palazzo in Vicenza, northern Italy, designed by Andrea Palladio in 1565 and built between 1571 and 1572. It is located on the central Piazza dei Signori, facing the Basilica Palladiana. The palazzo is currently used by the town council, inside the Sala Bernarda. It was decorated by Lorenzo Rubini and, in the interior, with frescoes by Giovanni Antonio Fasolo. Since 1994 the palace has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto.
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  • 9. Palazzo Thiene Vicenza
    Palazzo Thiene is a 15th-16th-century palace in Vicenza, northern Italy, designed for Marcantonio and Adriano Thiene, probably by Giulio Romano, in 1542, and revised during construction from 1544 by Andrea Palladio. In 1994 the palace was included in the Vicenza, city of Palladio World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In 1996 the World Heritage Site was renamed City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto, and it was expanded to include outlying villas . The palace is used as the historic headquarters of a bank and it also hosts some exhibitions and culture events. The palazzo was the headquarter of Banca Popolare di Vicenza,
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  • 13. Oratorio del Gonfalone Vicenza
    The Oratorio del Gonfalone or Oratory of the Banner is a building in Central Rome which once housed a Catholic fraternity. Founded in 1264 under the name of the Accomandati di Madonna Santa Maria, over the centuries the group dedicated itself to various activities, including the participation in religious processions as banner carriers , and also of putting on a yearly passion play. They also were involved in charity towards the poor and needy, and during 1581–1765, of freeing Italians enslaved in Muslim and Slavic lands. The fraternity was awarded the Golden Rose in 1526 by Clement VII, and given by Julius III in 1550 the prerogative to pardon one individual. In 1890, the fraternity was dissolved and its property confiscated by the state. The building on Via del Gonfalone 32a has a mode...
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  • 14. Prato della Valle Padua
    Prato della Valle is a 90,000 square meter elliptical square in Padova, Italy. It is the largest square in Italy, and one of the largest in Europe. Today, the square is a large space with a green island at the center, l'Isola Memmia, surrounded by a small canal bordered by two rings of statues.
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