Palladio s Churchs
Palladio s Churchs
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A guided tour to visit the churches that Andrea Palladio built in Venice
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Santissimo Redentore Church view hide
The Church of the Redentore is one of the most famous and venerated churches in Venice and the centrepiece of this city’s most popular feasts (celebrated on the third Sunday of July). It was set up on the initiative of the Senate in 1577 to honour a vow made during the terrible plague of 1575-77. The work, commissioned to Andrea Palladio, is one of the greatest architectural masterpieces of the Renaissance and was finished, after the death of the notorious architect, by his foreman Antonio da Ponte, who faithfully respected the Palladian project. The facade, which emanates charm, has the typical Palladian composition, with broken pediments and half columns united by a horizontal band. The interior, plastered in white, has the typical simplicity of the classical temples.
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San Pietro di Castello Church view hide
The church of San Pietro di Castello is of great importance for the history of Venice: back in the years, it was a Diocesan Church under the lead of Patriarchate of Grado. San Pietro stands on the island of Olivolo, which was the first settlement in the lagoon and became the religious, political and commercial centre of the city. The first church, dedicated to the Byzantine Saints Sergio and Bacchus, dates from the 7th century, while the new church, dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle, is part of a group of churches that the Bishop had built in the 9th century. The mighty bell stone of Istria is an elegant Renaissance work designed by Mauro Codussi.
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