City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto


City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto is a World Heritage Site in Italy, which protects buildings by the architect Andrea Palladio. UNESCO inscribed the site on the World Heritage List in 1994. At first the site was called "Vicenza, City of Palladio" and only buildings in the immediate area of Vicenza were included.
Various types of buildings were represented in the original site, which included the Basilica Palladiana, Teatro Olimpico and palazzi in the city itself, along with a few villas in the vicinity. However, most of Palladio's surviving villas lay outside the site. In 1996 the site was expanded. Its present name reflects the fact that it includes all the Palladian Villas of the Veneto. City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto also has some examples of ecclesiastical architecture, including the relatively small church at Maser. In total there are 47 Palladian buildings registered in the UNESCO list in the Veneto region.
There is another important group of urban buildings by Palladio in Venice, a city which also has World Heritage Site status. Venice has notable examples of ecclesiastical architecture by Palladio, including the San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice.

List of sites in the center of Vicenza

The World Heritage List have been registered since 1994: the historic center of Vicenza with the 23 Palladian monuments located within the ancient medieval walls of the city.
SiteImageDescription
Arco delle Scalette-
Basilica PalladianaCentrally located in Vicenza's Piazza dei Signori, of which Palladio himself said that "it might stand comparison with any similar work of antiquity"
Teatro OlimpicoDesigned for the Accademia Olimpica and begun to be built in 1580, when Palladio died. The wooden scenes are by Vincenzo Scamozzi
Palazzo ChiericatiHome of the city pinacotheca
Palazzo del CapitaniatoThe palazzo is currently used by the town council, inside the Sala Bernarda.
Palazzo Porto-
Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare
Palazzo Thiene-
Palazzo Valmarana-
Palazzo Barbaran da PortoHome of the Museo Palladio
Palazzetto Capra sul Corso-
Palazzo Civena-
Casa Cogollo“House of Palladio”
Palazzo da Monte-
Palazzo Garzadori-
Palazzo Pojana-
Palazzo Porto in Piazza Castello
Palazzo Schio-
Loggia Valmarana-
Dome of the cathedral-
Northern portal of the Cathedral-
Portal of Santa Maria in Foro dei Servi-
Santa Maria Nova, Vicenza-

List of villas

Later in 1996, the site was extended by inserting another 24 Palladian villas distributed in the Veneto region

#NameLocationProvinceImageCoordinates
712-002Villa TrissinoVicenzaVicenza
712-003Villa Gazzotti GrimaniVicenzaVicenza
712-004Villa Almerico Capra, «La Rotonda»VicenzaVicenza
712-005Villa AngaranoBassano del GrappaVicenza
712-006Villa CaldognoCaldognoVicenza
712-007Villa ChiericatiGrumolo delle AbbadesseVicenza
712-008Villa Forni CeratoMontecchio PrecalcinoVicenza
712-009Villa GodiLonedo di Lugo VicentinoVicenza
712-010Villa PisaniBagnolo di LonigoVicenza
712-011Villa PoianaPoiana MaggioreVicenza
712-012Villa SaracenoAgugliaroVicenza
712-013Villa ThieneQuinto VicentinoVicenza
712-014Villa TrissinoSaregoVicenza
712-015Villa ValmaranaBolzano VicentinoVicenza
712-016Villa ValmaranaMonticello Conte OttoVicenza
712-017Villa Badoer, «La Badoera»Fratta PolesineRovigo
712-018Villa BarbaroMaserTreviso
712-019Villa EmoVedelagoTreviso
712-020Villa ZenoCessaltoTreviso
712-021Villa Foscari, «La Malcontenta»MiraVenice
712-022Villa PisaniMontagnanaPadua
712-023Villa CornaroPiombino DesePadua
712-024Villa SeregoSan Pietro in CarianoVerona
712-025Villa PioveneLugo VicentinoVicenza