One of the most famous works by Palladio, built in 1558-1560. The main body stands on an elevated position and the façade has a gamble with relieves by Vittoria
A masterpiece created by the architectural wisdom of Palladio, the illusionistic virtuosity of Veronese, the sculptural art of Victoria. One of the best examples of Venetian Villas
Here you can see the remains of the Queen Corner's Barco, built in 1491. Of this elegant residence remains today only the loggia, with a fully painted façade, and a small church.
This Market Square is called Rotonda for the semicircular arcades which surround it. The square was the most important cattle market in the area for centuries
The 16th century mansion where Caterina Corner used to live, has been restored and modified many times since then.
Il Complesso Funebre Monumentale dedicato a Giuseppe Brion. Ecco l'intervista all'architetto Carlo Scarpa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cB1vIFDcb4&feature=colike
Orario di visita estivo dalle 8 alle 20, invernale dalle 8 alle 17. Contattare lo IAT (0423 491416), la Biblioteca Comunale di Altivole (0423 918380) o il custode Giuseppe Marcolin (340 2332716).
"It starts form here, these two eyes are vision", are the words that the architecture genius Carlo Scarpa used to take the visitor inside his monumental Tomb,
The former ex Brion Vega factory, a work by architect Marco Zanuso, who plannes the plant in collaboration with architect Pietro Crescini. The buildings were erected between 1936 and 1967
The white mass on top of a hills, stands out against the surrounding green hills: ‘the Canovian Temple’ is a church that the master himself designed, inspired by Athens Parthenon and Rome Pantheon.
The grave of the master Antonio Canova is here, but his heart and right hands remained in Venice
His paintings can be seen in his birthplace, but it is in the museum next door that an extraordinary collection of his most sublime artworks can be found – the plaster and marble masterpieces.
The museum now comprises several wings, one of them was commissioned to Carlo Scarpa in 1955,to have a suitable place for the new Canovian acquisitions
It was built in 1935.The central body keeps the ramains of 12615 Italian soldiers, and the 250m long "Heroes Way" leads to the Portal.The basement is made of 5 concentric circles 4m high
The symbol of Asolo. A privileged position to enjoy the view over the "town with a hundred horizons", as the italian poet Carducci wrote.
Castelfranco is recognizable by its magnificent redbrick rampart walls, the colour of which, depending on tricks of light and time of the year, varies between pale pink hues and brighter tones
