Villa Angarano

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Villa Angarano Bianchi Michiel today
Villa Angarano Bianchi Michiel today
Drawing of the original project (partly realised) by Andrea Palladio, from I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura, 1570.
Drawing of the original project (partly realised) by Andrea Palladio, from I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura, 1570.

The Villa Angarano or Villa Angarano Bianchi Michiel is a villa in Bassano del Grappa, Italy. It was originally conceived by Andrea Palladio who published a plan in 1570[1]. Although the building as it stands is only partly by Palladio, UNESCO has included it in the World Heritage Site "City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto".


[edit] History

Work was started on the wings of Palladio's design in the 1540s or 1540s . A decision appears to have been reached to leave a pre-existing house in the middle of the site. The proposed Palladian villa was never built: Palladio's patron may have been obliged to halt the project for financial reasons. However, the central building was eventually rebuilt after a plan by Baldassarre Longhena, which is not Palladian in style[2].

The original design also intended to have areas to serve as as cellars, stables, dove-houses, wineries, and other utilitarian spaces. However, not all of these features were actually built.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ A. Palladio, I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura, Venezia (Venice) 1570, libro (book) II (Italian)
  2. ^ [1]cisapalladio.org retrieved 17.02.08

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