European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Statue behind Vicenza main Square of architect magnificent architecture is the hallmark of Church of Monte a notable Vicenza Structure not by lion of Venice and statue of the redeemer Tower Over Man Square Sov Bih Hiscott Vicenza Palladio by Chuck Vinch Munich Bureau chief the italian City of Vicenza has always had the misfortune of being located Between two jewels Verona to the West and Venice to the but while Vicenza cant offer visitors quite As much As its sister it is still Nota ble for one thing its magnificent one Guidebook puts it quite the Book is to world architecture a bit As Napoleon was to world history both had an influence All out of proportion to their the face of is not the collaborative Effort of a number of great architects working Over a Span of several the City owes its reputation almost exclusively to one Man native son an Drea often called the most Brilliant architect of the 16thcentury High visitors to Vicenza soon realize How highly regarded Palladio was and still is by the cites civic minded he has a Street named after his statue stands in the towns main numerous books have been written about the Man was definitely in the major even those who Are not into architecture can appreciate Palladios its easy since he built just about every noteworthy Structure in the probably the Best Way to introduce yourself to Palla Dio is to begin with his the which dominates the Piazza Dei the towns main Square just off the Corso the Basilica made Palladios when Vicenza s Hall of Justice began crumbling at the end of the 15th the City administration held a sort of Talent contest among the Well known architects of the time to see who would redesign and rebuild the Struc the cites perhaps too Picky for their own liked none of until Palladio came backed by Giangiacomo an aristocrat who had taken Palladio in and educated the Young architect got his design accepted in and work continued until Palladios death in you can walk the Basilicas balconies daily from 9 and another Palladio masterpiece in this Piazza is the Loggia Del begun in 1571 to commemorate the italian Victory in the naval Battle of Lepanto As the Relief sculptures on the Wall it was unfinished when Palladio and no one was sure if his original plan had called for five Bays or seven on the front of the so they left Well enough alone and it remained at the nearby Corso simply called the Corso by the offers More of Palladios these include the Palazzo Valmar Abraga on nearby Corso the Palazzo a the Palazzo port barbaran and the Palazzo the City has erected yellow signs along the Corso Palladio pointing out All of the architects work so there fairly easy to at the East end of the Corso is More there is the Palazzo which now houses the cites civic the museum contains several Renaissance Art on to Monte be Rico and the Small but Beautiful Church of the same across the Street is a Large Park overlooking the from walk Down the Hill and head right on the Viale Azeglio and then continue to the right on via san youll eventually come to the Villa Valmarana Ai named after the statues of dwarfs Nani that sit atop the estates Garden you can wander through the estate from 3 to 6 monday through its also open saturday and sunday from 10 to admission is lire about a Good place to end your tour of Vicenza is where it began with Andrea follow the Stradella Valmarana past the Ai Nani estate and youll come to the Villa while most of Palladios Palazzo were designed to be functional farms As Well As Aristo cratic the Rotonda was built for the sole purpose of enabling a Cardinal to hold Large if the building looks vaguely it should it was the basis for the Structure that appears on the Back of every Jeffersons As Well As other buildings in France and the Interior is but you can walk around the gardens from 10 to noon and 3 to 6 tuesday through admission is lire about 60 the cites tourist offices can give you More information on one is located next to the olympic 1 Check for opening times the schedule seems a bit there is a Branch office at Piazza Duomo two Large bookstores on the Corso Palladio Fittl by and map8both proprietors speak a Page 14 the stars and stripes Palladios Palazzo Chieri Cati houses Vicenza civic june 28 1985 Palladio first gained Fame with his in Piazza Dei the stars and stripes Page 16