Villa Almerico-Capra, or Villa Capra
Also known as The Rotunda
Andrea Palladio, architect
Begun 1550
Completed after Palladio's death by Vincenzo Scamozzi
Located near Vicenza, Italy
Also known as The Rotunda
Andrea Palladio, architect
Begun 1550
Completed after Palladio's death by Vincenzo Scamozzi
Located near Vicenza, Italy
Villa Almerico-Capra, or the Rotunda, is one of more than twenty villas that Palladio designed on the Venetian mainland. Palladio's design echoes the Roman Pantheon.
Villa Almerico-Capra is symmetrical with a temple porch in front and a domed interior. The name Rotunda refers to the villa's circle within a square design.
American statesman and architect Thomas Jefferson drew inspiration from Villa Almerico-Capra when he designed his own home, Monticello.