bio je talijanski arhitekt i teoretičar; obnovitelj antičkih tradicija u arhitekturi cinquecenta (visoke renesanse 16. vijeka Biografie. The height of the base is exactly the height of the attic, and the width of each portico exactly half the length of the facade. Andrea studied as a stonemason and sculptor in Padua, and then, in 1524 CE, he moved to Vicenza where he joined the stonemason’s guild and earned a living producing decorative sculpture and monuments. [34], The Sarlian window, or Venetian window, also known as a Palladian window, was another common feature of his style, which he used both for windows and the arches of the loggias of his buildings. The tallness of the portico was achieved by incorporating the owner's sleeping quarters on the third level, within a giant two-story classical colonnade, a motif adapted from Michelangelo's Capitoline buildings in Rome. Documents show that he received a dowry in April 1534 from the family of his wife, Allegradonna, the daughter of a carpenter. His success as an architect is based not only on the beauty of his work, but also for its harmony with the culture of his time. [18], Detail of the Hall of Olympus, with frescoes by Paolo Veronese, Palladio's plan of the Villa in I quattro libri dell'architettura, 1570. The fourth book included information on the reconstruction of ancient Roman temples. Andrea Palladio is best known for establishing an enduring tradition of classicism, not only in the Veneto during the High Renaissance but also through subsequent generations of classical architects who looked to the Palladian style for their architectural references. In the project of the Villa Barbaro, Palladio most likely was also engaged in the interior decoration. Palladio began to implement the classical temple front into his design of façades for villas. The most famous suburban villa constructed by Palladio was the Villa Capra "La Rotonda", not far from Vicenza, begun in 1566 for Count Paolo Almerico, the canon of Pope Pius IV and Pope Pius V. The site is on a gentle wooded hilltop, with views of the countryside in all directions. For other uses, see, Portrait of Palladio from the 17th century, sfn error: no target: CITEREFWundram2013 (, sfn error: no target: CITEREFWundram2009 (. Palladio died on 19 August 1580, not long after the work was begun. The Palladian villa configuration often consists of a centralized block raised on an elevated podium, accessed by grand steps, and flanked by lower service wings, as at Villa Foscari and Villa Badoer. Andrea di Pietro della Gondola (Palladio) (Padua, 30 november 1508 - Vicenza, 19 augustus 1580) was een Italiaanse architect. He had travelled to Rome in 1549, hoping to become a Papal architect, but the death of Pope Paul III ended that ambition. Only a series of courageous military efforts enabled the Republic to regain its political viability. The final work of Palladio was the Teatro Olimpico in the Piazza Matteotti in Vicenza, built for the theatrical productions of the Olympic Society of Vicenza, of which Palladio was a member. The Palazzo Antonini in Udine, constructed in 1556, had a centralized hall with four columns and service spaces placed relatively toward one side. In the Veneto, because of a war with the papacy, few churches had been built in the first half of the century, and there are no church designs in his early drawings. [32], The basic elements of Italian Renaissance architecture, including Doric columns, lintels, cornices, loggias, pediments and domes had already been used in the 15th century or earlier, before Palladio. On the reverse of building, the rounded gallery projects outward to the garden. - De naam Palladio werd hem gegeven door zijn eerste opdrachtgever Gian Giorgio Trissino, als verwijzing naar Pallas Athene de Griekse godin van de Wijsheid. Palladio also established an influential new building format for the agricultural villas of the Venetian aristocracy. The Palladian villa format was easily adapted for a democratic world view, as may be seen at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and his arrangement for the University of Virginia. Hij was een Italiaanse architect. He consolidated the various stand-alone farm outbuildings into a single impressive structure, arranged as a highly organized whole, dominated by a strong centre and symmetrical side wings, as illustrated at Villa Barbaro. Aside from Palladio's designs, his publications further contributed to Palladianism. In another departure from traditional villas, the front doors lead directly into the main salon. XXXIV, Part 5/W12 pp121 – 126 2002, For the illusionistic landscape paintings and the relationship of Palladio and Veronese see, City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto. In 1550, the Palazzo Chiericati was completed. Curl, James Stevens, "A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture", "How I Spent A Few Days in Palladio's World", sfn error: no target: CITEREFWundram2009pages_76-77 (, P. Clini "Vitruvius' Basilica at Fano: The drawings of a lost building from 'De Architectura Libri Decem'" The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. These books, reprinted in different languages and circulated widely in Europe, secured his reputation as the most influential figure in the renewal classical architecture, a reputation which only continued to grow after his death. : Palazzo Garzadori, for Giambattista Garzadori, Polegge, Vicenza (unbuilt project), 1557 – 1558: Palazzo Trissino in contra' Riale, for Francesco and Ludovico Trissino, Vicenza (unbuilt project), After 1561: Palazzo Della Torre ai Portoni della Bra', for Giambattista Della Torre, Verona (unbuilt project), 1564 ? Andrea Palladio - Andrea Palladio - Venetian period: After 1570 Palladio’s life was centred on the building of churches in Venice. All of these plans already existed before Palladio; his contribution was to refine, simplify, and use them in innovative ways. Its design had a notable influence on many buildings across Europe, from Portugal to Germany. The distinction between the two parts was clearly expressed in the architecture. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius,[2] is widely considered to be one of the most influential individuals in the history of architecture. He was employed as a stonemason to make monuments and decorative sculptures. Adapting a new urban palazzo type created by Bramante in the House of Raphael, Palladio found a powerful expression of the importance of the owner and his social position. Palladio begon zijn leven in Padua als Andrea di Pietro della Gondola. Palladio placed niches in the walls of this salon, which were later filled with full-length statues of the ancestors of the owner. [5] His father, Pietro, called "della Gondola", was a miller. His villas were used by a capitalist gentry who developed an interest in agriculture and land. It is said that Palladio married a carpenter's daughter but never bought a house. His early works include a series of villas around Vicenza. Andrea Palladio Illustratie uit ''I quattro libri dell'architettura'' Andrea di Pietro della Gondola (Palladio) (Padua, 30 november 1508 – Vicenza, 19 augustus 1580) was een Italiaans architect. De tekst is beschikbaar onder de licentie. The new name is said to have been given to him by an early employer, supporter, and mentor, the scholar and grammarian Gian Giorgio Trissino (1478-1550). [22], Although all of his buildings are found in relatively small corner of Italy, they had an influence far beyond. Andrea di Pietro della Gondola (Palladio) (Padua, 30 november 1508 - Vicenza, 19 augustus 1580) was een Italiaanse architect.De naam Palladio (gegeven door zijn eerste opdrachtgever, Gian Giorgio Trissino) verwijst naar Pallas Athene, de Griekse godin van de wijsheid. He died on 19 August 1580 at either Vicenza or Maser, and was buried in the church of Santa Corona in Vicenza. Villa Piovene, Chronologische lijst van Palladio's werken, CISA Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio, Over het nut en de dispositie van ruimtes in de villa's van Palladio, Stad Vicenza en de Palladiaanse villa's van Veneto, https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrea_Palladio&oldid=57825372, Wikipedia:Lokale afbeelding anders dan op Wikidata, Creative Commons Naamsvermelding/Gelijk delen, Andrea di Pietro della Gondola (Palladio), Mediabestanden die bij dit onderwerp horen, zijn te vinden op de pagina. [2], His career was unexceptional until 1538–39; when he had reached the age of thirty, he was employed by the humanist poet and scholar Gian Giorgio Trissino to rebuild his residence, the Villa Trissino at Cricoli. [38], "Palladio" redirects here. De naam Palladio (gegeven door zijn eerste opdrachtgever, Gian Giorgio Trissino) verwijst naar Pallas Athene, de Griekse godin van de wijsheid. He was asked to produce a design and model, and construction began in February 1580. Villa Barbaro (begun 1557) at Maser was an imposing suburban villa, built for the brothers Marcantonio and Daniele Barbaro, who were respectively occupied with politics and religious affairs in the Veneto, or Venice region. [12], In his early works in Vicenza in the 1540s, he sometimes emulated the work of his predecessor Giulio Romano, but in doing so he added his own ideas and variations. Palladio's villas inspired Monticello, the residence of the third U.S. President, Thomas Jefferson, himself an architect. - De naam Palladio werd hem gegeven door zijn eerste opdrachtgever Gian Giorgio Trissino, als verwijzing naar Pallas Athene de Griekse godin van de Wijsheid. From an early age, Andrea Palladio was introduced into the work of building. The interior frescos were painted by Ludovico Dorigny in 1680–1687), and were not part of Palladio's plan. The view through the arches gave the illusion of looking down classical streets. When he was thirteen, his father arranged for him to be an apprentice stonecutter for a period of six years in the workshop of Bartolomeo Cavazza da Sossano, a noted sculptor, whose projects included the altar in the Church of Santa Maria dei Carmini in Padua. The Massachusetts governor and architect Thomas Dawes also admired the style, and used it when rebuilding Harvard Hall at Harvard University in 1766. [34], Palladio was inspired by classical Roman architecture, but he did not slavishly imitate it. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 25 dec 2020 om 12:26. The salon is let by a virtual wall of glass around the doorway of the south facade. Andrea Palladio (30. listopadu 1508, Padova – 19. srpna 1580, Maser u Trevisa) byl italský pozdně renesanční architekt a teoretik architektury.Může být zařazen i do manýrismu, a to do jeho klasicizujícího proudu, neboť jeho principy navazují na vrcholnou renesanci.Byl považován také za nejvlivnější osobnost v historii západní architektury [zdroj?] Andrea Palladio (született Andrea di Pietro della Gondola) (Padova, 1508. november 30. Palladio was born on 30 November 1508 in Padua and was given the name Andrea di Pietro della Gondola. [24], His books with their detailed illustrations and plans were especially influential. [13], One of the most important works of his early Vicenza period is the Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza (1546), the palace of the city government. [8] In 1540, Palladio finally received the formal title of architect. The city of Vicenza, with its 23 buildings designed by Palladio, and 24 Palladian villas of the Veneto are listed by UNESCO as part of a World Heritage Site named City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto. The configuration was a perfect architectural expression of their world view, clearly expressing their perceived position in the social order of the times. [31] The Center for Palladian Studies in America, Inc., a nonprofit membership organization, was founded in 1979 to research and promote understanding of Palladio's influence in the architecture of the United States. It had a particularly famous feature, the Palladio Bridge, designed around 1736. Andrea Palladio (/pəˈlɑːdioʊ/ pə-LAH-dee-oh, Italian: [anˈdrɛːa palˈlaːdjo]; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. [14], The Palazzo del Capitaniato, the offices of the Venetian governor of the region, is a later variation on the urban palace, built in Vicenza facing the Basilica Palladiana, and the finest of his late urban palaces. Alongside the painter Paolo Veronese, he invented the complex and sophisticated illusionistic landscape paintings that cover the walls of various rooms.[37]. The facade was later given stucco sculptural decoration in the Mannerist style, which has considerably deteriorated. Symmetrie en uitgebalanceerde verhoudingen vormen een wezenlijk aspect van zijn architectuur. The arcades were divided by columns and small circular windows (oculi), with a variety and richness of decorative detail. His buildings in this period were examples of the transition beginning to what would become Baroque architecture. Andrea Palladio was born on 30 November 1508 CE in Padua, Italy. The exterior and interior are closely integrated; the same classical elements own the facade, the columns and pediments, reappear in the interior, decorated with trompe-l'œil murals on the walls and ceiling. The villa is set upon a large base, and the central portico is flanked by two stairways. It also may be seen applied as recently as 1940 in Pope's National Gallery in Washington D.C., where the public entry to the world of high culture occupies the exalted centre position. Friedrich Gilly's work, the National Theatre in Berlin (1798), built for Frederick the Great. De o importanță ieșită din comun sunt vilele proiectate și realizate de el în regiunea Veneto, înscrise în anul 1996 pe lista patrimoniului cultural mondial UNESCO. They particularly inspired neoclassical architects in Britain and in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. His given name was Andrea di Pietro della Gondola, and his father was a humble miller. Palladio's style inspired several works by Claude Nicolas Ledoux in France, including the Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans, begun in 1775. His patron, Gian Giorgio Trissino, died in 1550, but in the same year Palladio gained new supporter, the powerful Venetian aristocrat Daniele Barbaro. Andrea Palladio (30. marraskuuta 1508 Padova, Venetsian tasavalta – 19. elokuuta 1580), tai Andrea di Pietro della Gondola, oli italialainen renessanssiarkkitehti, jota pidetään yhtenä vaikutusvaltaisimmista länsimaisen arkkitehtuurin historiassa.Esikuvinaan Palladio piti Vitruviusta ja … 27-mrt-2016 - ALGEMEEN Andrea Palladio, Italiaans architect, theoreticus en publicist. It unites two classical forms, a circle and a Greek cross. 126 relaties. [11], One of the first works by Palladio, Villa Godi (begun 1537), Hall of the Muses of the Villa Godi (1537–1542). Of the Villa Pisani, only the central structure of the original plan remains. The original plan of Palladio had the upper level identical to the lower level, but the owners wanted more space for ceremonies, so the central section on the piano nobile was brought forward and given windows with decorative frontons, doubling the interior space. Andrea di Pietro della Gondola, vulgo Palladio (Pádua, 30 de novembro de 1508 — Vicenza, 19 de agosto de 1580) foi um arquitecto italiano, cidadão da República de Veneza. The books were translated into many languages, and went through many editions, well into the eighteenth and nineteenth century.[26]. The third book had bridge and basilica designs, city planning designs, and classical halls. In his urban structures he developed a new improved version of the typical early Renaissance palazzo (exemplified by the Palazzo Strozzi). [35] They also became a common feature of later Palladian buildings in England and elsewhere. The back wall of the stage was in the form on an enormous triumphal arch divided into three levels, and three portals through which he actors could appear and disappear. Palladio experimented with the plan of the Palazzo Porto by incorporating it into the Palazzo Thiene. This wall was lavishly decorated with columns and niches filled with statuary. Inside the central block, the piano nobile or main floor opened onto a loggia with a triple arcade, reached by a central stairway. As much as possible he simplified the forms, as he did at Villa Capra "La Rotonda", surrounding a circular dome and interior with perfectly square facades, and placing the building pedestal to be more visible and more dramatic. (built 1560–1564): Villa Mocenigo "sopra la Brenta". [17], Villa Cornaro (begun 1553) combined rustic living and an imposing space for formal entertaining. ): 1562 (built 1564–1566): Villa Sarego called "La Miga", for Annibale Serego, Miega di, 1545: Palazzo Garzadori in contra' Piancoli, for Girolamo Garzadori, Vicenza (unbuilt, uncertain attribution), 1546–1549 (built 1549–1614): Loggias of the Palazzo della Ragione (then called, 1548 (built 1548–1552): Palazzo Volpe in contra' Gazzolle, for Antonio Volpe, Vicenza (uncertain attribution), 1555 ? (1508 1580); Architekt (u. a.: Villa Almerico (La Rotonda), Palazzo della Ragione, Palazzo Chiericati und Teatro Olimpico in Vicenca, S. Giorgio Maggiore in Venedig) und Architekturtheoretiker (u. a. I Quattro Libri Dell Architectura, 1570) Apprenticed to a stonecutter in Padua when he was 13 years old, Andrea broke his contract after only 18 months and fled to the nearby town of Vicenza. 86 relaties. The earliest of his villas is generally considered to be the Villa Godi (begun 1537). In 1521 he was apprenticed for 6 years to a local stonecutter; 3 years later he broke the contract and moved to Vicenza, where he was immediately enrolled in the guild of masons and stonecutters. 1554 ? Andrea Palladio, pravog imena Andrea di Pietro della Gondola (Padova, 30. novembar 1508.– Vicenza, 19. august 1580.) A variation of the Palladian or Venetian window, with round oculi, at Villa Pojana (1548–49), Late Palladio style, Mannerist decoration on the facade of the Palazzo del Capitanio (1565–1572). They had been skilfully brought together by Brunelleschi in the Pazzi Chapel (1420) and the Medici-Riccardi Palace (1444–1449). Through Barbaro he became known to the major aristocratic families of Northern Italy. Villa Badoer (1556–1563), an early use by Palladio of the elements of a Roman temple. Inside, the circular interior is surrounded by eight half columns and niches with statues. [4] The churches of Palladio are to be found within the "Venice and its Lagoon" UNESCO World Heritage Site. His father, Pietro, called "della Gondola", was a miller. An open balustrade runs around the top of the interior wall, concealing the base of the dome itself, making it appear that the dome is suspended in the air. Andrea di Pietro dalla Gondola, called Andrea Palladio, was born in Padua on Nov. 30, 1508. These particular features originally appeared in the triumphal arches of Rome, and had been used in the earlier Renaissance by Bramante, but Palladio used them in novel ways, particularly in the facade of the Basilica Palladiana and in the Villa Pojana. Born Andrea Di Pietro della Gondola in Padua in 1508, the son of a miller, Andrea Palladio was lucky to be young enough to be unaffected by the warfare which struck the Veneto in the early years of 1500. [6] Bartolomeo Cavazza is said to have imposed particularly hard working conditions: Palladio fled the workshop in April 1523 and went to Vicenza, but was forced to return to fulfil his contract. Andrea Palladio (30 ta’ Novembru 1508 – 19 ta’ Awwissu 1580), ismu veru Andrea di Pietro della Gondola, kien arkitett famuż Taljan tas-seklu 16. [20], Nave of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice (1565), Interior of Il Redentore Church in Venice (1576), The Tempieto Barbaro, built at the end of his life, was one of his most accomplished works. It was his first construction of a large town house. In 1844, a new tomb was built in a chapel dedicated to him in that cemetery. The front facade facing the road has the same plan but with narrower loggias. His buildings were very often placed on pedestals, raise them up and make them more visible, and so they could offer a view. He used Romano's idea for windows framed by stone corbeaux, a ladder of stone blocks, but Palladio gave the heavy facade a new lightness and grace. From an early age, Andrea Palladio was introduced into the work of building. Al vroeg, werd Andrea Palladio geïntroduceerd in het werk van het gebouw. The proportions for the building were based on musical ratios for adjacent rooms. Another English admirer was the architect, Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Cork, also known as Lord Burlington, who, with William Kent, designed Chiswick House. The suburban villa was a particular type of building, a house near a city designed primarily for entertaining. Born Andrea Di Pietro della Gondola, he was later named Palladio after the Greek goddess of wisdom. [13], Several other villas of this time are attributed to Palladio, including the Villa Piovene (1539) and Villa Pisani (1542). The effect is to draw the eye upward, level by level. The building was especially influential, particularly in England and the United States, where it inspired "Neo-Palladianist" buildings such as Mereworth Castle (1724) in Kent and Thomas Jefferson's Montecello in Virginia (1772). Andrea di Pietro della Gondola, numit Palladio (n.30 noiembrie 1508, Padova – d. 19 august 1580, Vicenza) a fost unul din cei mai însemnați arhitecți ai renașterii în Italia de Nord, în secolul al XVI-lea. Une conversation avec Jean Louis Cohen, Directeur de L'Institut Français d'Architecture (I.F.A.) These were sometimes influenced by the work of his predecessor, Giulio Romano, and were similar to the villa of his patron, Gian Giorgio Trissino, at Cricoli, for which he had built an addition before his first trip to Rome. The rustication of exposed basement walls of Victorian residences is a late remnant of the Palladian format, clearly expressed as a podium for the main living space for the family. North facade of Villa Foscari, facing the Brenta Canal, Interior decoration of grotesques on salon ceiling of Villa Foscari, South facade of Villa Foscari, with the large windows that illuminate the main salon, Daniele Barbaro and his younger brother Marcantonio introduced Palladio to Venice, where he developed his own style of religious architecture, distinct from and equally original as that of his villas. His buildings served to communicate, visually, their place in the social order of their culture. The four brick half-columns on the facade give a strong element of verticality, carefully balanced by the horizontal balustrades on the piano nobile, and on the projecting cornice at the top. The second book included Palladio's town and country house designs and classical reconstructions. His architectural works have "been valued for centuries as the quintessence of High Renaissance calm and harmony". His designs were based on practicality and employed few reliefs. He continued to compile and write his architectural studies, lavishly illustrated, which were published in full form in 1570 as I quattro libri dell'architettura (The Four Books of Architecture), in Venice. Als jongen van 13 ging hij in de leer als steenhouwer in Padua, maar na anderhalf jaar vertrok hij naar Vicenza om daar in de leer te gaan bij een ander atelier. While he designed churches and palaces, he was best known for country houses and villas. In a time when religious dominance in Western culture was threatened by the rising power of science and secular humanists, this architecture found great favor with the Catholic Church as a clear statement of the proper relationship of the earthly and the spiritual worlds. House of the Director of the Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans, by Claude Nicolas Ledoux (1775), La Rotonde customs barrier, Parc Monceau, by Claude Nicolas Ledoux, Palladian garden structure at Steinhöfel by David Gilly (1798), Palladio's work was especially popular in England, where the villa style was adapted for country houses. It was won by William Thornton with a design inspired in part Palladio and La Rotonda. Palladio's architecture was not dependent on expensive materials, which must have been an advantage to his more financially pressed clients. [8][13], The front page of I quattro libri dell'architettura (The Four Books of Architecture) (1642 edition), The type of villa invented by Palladio at the Villa Cornaro (begun 1553), located at Piombino Dese near Padua, was a mixture of villa rustica (country house), designed for country living, and a suburban villa, designed for entertaining and impressing. The facade features a particularly imposing classical portico, like that of the Pantheon in Rome, placed before two tall bell towers, before an even higher cupola, which covers the church itself. Humanisten Giangiorgio Trissino erkendte den unge mands talent, støttede ham og gav ham navnet "Palladio" efter Pallas Athene, visdommens gudinde.I 1541 besøgte han Rom og studerede oldtidens arkitektur, som gjorde et dybt indtryk på ham. Leven en werk. San Georgio Maggiore was later given a new facade by Vincenzo Scamozzi (1610), which integrated it more closely into the Venetian skyline. [8], Note: The first date given is the beginning of the project, not its completion. Palladio was born on 30 November 1508 in Padua and was given the name Andrea di Pietro della Gondola. The elevated main floor level became known as the piano nobile, and is still referred to as the "first floor" in Europe. Palladio werd geboren op 30 november 1508 in Padua en kreeg de naam, Andrea Di Pietro della Gondola. – Maser, Veneto, 1580. augusztus 19.) Behind the hemicycle of seats Palladio placed a row of Corinthian columns. [19] In 1570, he was formally named "Proto della Serenissima" (chief architect of the Republic of Venice), following Jacopo Sansovino. His first project in Venice was the cloister of the church of Santa Maria della Carità (1560–61), followed by the refectory and then the interior of the San Giorgio Monastery (1560–1562), His style was rather severe compared with the traditional lavishness of Venetian Renaissance architecture. : Palazzo Poiana in contra' San Tomaso, for Bonifacio Pojana, Vicenza (unfinished), 1555–1556 ? Please wait. The Hall of the Four Columns, the grand salon, could be entered by a grand stairway from either the front or back of the house. The interior of the main hall has a barrel-vaulted ceiling lavishly decorated with murals of mythological themes. In addition to the Barbaros, the aristocratic Cornaro, Foscari, and Pisani families supported Palladio's career,[16] while he continued to construct a series of magnificent villas and palaces in Vicenza in his new classical style, including the Palazzo Chiericati in Vicenza, the Villa Pisani in Montagnana, and the Villa Cornaro in Piombino Dese. It was completed, with a number of modifications, by Vincenzo Scamozzi and inaugurated in 1584 with a performance of the tragedy Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. The bridge was extremely popular, and copies were made for other houses, including Stowe House. Andrea Palladio (s pravim imenom Andrea di Pietro della Gondola), italijanski renesančni arhitekt, * 30. november 1508, Padova, † 19. avgust 1580, Maser blizu Trevisa Biografija. Palladio created an architecture which made a visual statement communicating the idea of two superimposed systems, as illustrated at San Francesco della Vigna. The villas very often had loggias, covered arcades or walkways on the outside of upper levels, which gave a view of the scenery or city below, and also gave variety to the facade. The plan has centralized circular halls with wings and porticos expanding on all four sides. The word Palladio means Wise one. A colonnade of Corinthian columns surrounded a main court. His influence was extended worldwide into the British colonies. He achieves a perfect balance between the circle and the cross, and the horizontal and vertical elements, both on the facade and in the interior. See more ideas about Andrea palladio, Palladio, Architect. For the facade, Palladio made harmonious use of two levels of arcades with rounded arches and columns, which opened up the exterior of the building to the interior courtyard. The central block is nearly square, with two low wings. In 1552, the Palazzo Porto located in Vicenza was rebuilt incorporating the Roman Renaissance element for façades. Palladio called it "Basilica", explaining that the functions and form of a modern city hall resembled those of an ancient Roman Basilica. [23] While he designed churches and urban palaces, his plans for villas and country houses were particularly admired and copied. The architect Baldassare Peruzzi had introduced the first Renaissance suburban villas, based on a Roman model and surrounded by gardens.