Villa Contarini
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Villa Contarini is a patrician villa in Piazzola sul Brenta, Veneto, northern Italy. It is in Baroque style, with a portico, semicircular in shape. The villa is backed by a 50 ha park with lakes and alleys.
The central building was begun in 1546 under commission by the Venetian patricians Paolo and Francesco Contarini. Controversial is the attribution of the design to the famous Andrea Palladio. This first edifice was later enlarged in the late 17th century by Marco Contarini.
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[edit] External links
- Official website (Italian) ((English) abstract)
