Palladium - Finestre sull'Arte

When Palladio designed the Ponte Vecchio in Bassano.

On October 30, 1567, a flood of the Brenta River destroyed the bridge that connected the center of Bassano to the district of Angarano: it was a very old bridge, first attested in 1209, and in any case built after 1157, according to what is ...
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The Palladian Basilica of Vicenza, classical harmony

Oh happy days of Palladio and enviable joy! For him, the Basilica had become his longed-for poem, and great credit was due to Trissino: much also to that host of nobles, who showed him so much favor; and Vicenza, which was adorned with palaces, saw t...
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