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Mar 2022

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92 — Andrea Palladio 2 — Greatest Villas

Luke Jones & George Gingell Discuss Architecture, History And Culture

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Andrea Palladio created a new style of classical domestic architecture in his villa designs in the 1540-60s. We talk about some of the big hits: - Villa Saraceno - Villa Barbaro - Villa Cornaro - Villa Foscari 'La Malcontenta' - Villa Capra 'La Rotonda'

Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts.

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