Piazza dei Signori and Loggia del Capitaniato

Historic Building in Vicenza

Piazza Dei Signori And Loggia Del Capitaniato
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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 between 1571 and 1572. It is located on the central Piazza dei Signori, facing the Basilica Palladiana. It was the site of the old Roman forum, with two columns from the Venetian period and the slender Torre di Piazza, a defensive tower built in 1174.

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”.


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Visiting Piazza dei Signori and Loggia del Capitaniato

Address: Piazza dei Signori, Piazza dei Signori, Vicenza, Province of Vicenza, Italy
Duration: 20 minutes

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