Palazzo del Capitaniato
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Veneto, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The palazzo del Capitaniato, also known as loggia del Capitanio or loggia Bernarda, is a palazzo in Vicenza, northern Italy, designed by Andrea Palladio in 1565 and built in 1571 and '72. It is located on the central Piazza dei Signori, facing the Basilica Palladiana.
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Location | Vicenza, Province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy |
Part of | "City of Vicenza" part of City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto |
Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii) |
Reference | 712bis-001 |
Inscription | 1994 (18th Session) |
Extensions | 1996 |
Coordinates | 45°32′50″N 11°32′45″E |
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The palazzo is currently used by the town council, inside the Sala Bernarda. It was decorated by Lorenzo Rubini and, in the interior, with frescoes by Giovanni Antonio Fasolo. Since 1994 the palace has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the "City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto".