Villa la Rotunda in Vicenza

Villa La Rotonda in Vicenza is Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio’s masterpiece. Completed in the late 16th century, the villa is designed like a classical temple, with four identical porticos facing the surrounding hills so that every room opens to a different, carefully framed view. Viewing its central domed hall, which creates a sense of airy grandeur, you can see why La Rotonda became one of the most influential buildings in Western architecture.