The Perfect House: a Journey With Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio
“The slopes are largely without buildings, so it feels like countryside, although my destination is “less than a quarter of a mile away from the city,” as Palladio wrote—a short walk from my hotel.1 I round a corner and the domed silhouette of a building materializes out of the morning haze. The villa sits on high ground, lightly shrouded by bare tree branches, its architectural details blurred.
The lane joins a paved road and the building disappears from view behind a high stone wall. Halfway d...own the steep hill a large formal gateway signals the entrance. A caretaker lets me in. The gate is at the bottom of a ramped drive that is cut into the hill like a long slot, defined by two retaining walls, one of which is actually the side of a farm building. The gravel carriageway is edged by cobblestoned walks. The villa looms dramatically at the top of the drive. It has the usual Palladio accouterments: a broad staircase leading to a portico; a tall main floor; an abbreviated attic; statues on the parapet.MoreLess
The lane joins a paved road and the building disappears from view behind a high stone wall. Halfway d...own the steep hill a large formal gateway signals the entrance. A caretaker lets me in. The gate is at the bottom of a ramped drive that is cut into the hill like a long slot, defined by two retaining walls, one of which is actually the side of a farm building. The gravel carriageway is edged by cobblestoned walks. The villa looms dramatically at the top of the drive. It has the usual Palladio accouterments: a broad staircase leading to a portico; a tall main floor; an abbreviated attic; statues on the parapet.MoreLess
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