In Italy, near Venice , there is a picturesque town of Vicenza. It appeared a long time ago - even before our era, but naturally, not in the form in which it is now, but in the form of a small peasant settlement on the bank of the Bakillion River. Years went by, and the settlement grew to a small city in which, during the Renaissance, the famous architect Andrea Palladio lived and worked. Sights of Italy are the sights of Vicenza. After all, without the history of this city, the history of Italy itself will be incomplete.
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What to see in Vicenza?
The Olympics Theater in Vicenza is famous all over the world. His appearance was also not without Andrea Palladio - this theater is the last brainchild of the great architect and is located on the street named in his honor. The uniqueness of the Olimpico Theater is that it is the first indoor stationary theater that was built in the distant 1585. It was based on the oval shape, which was once in all the theaters of antiquity.
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During the construction, a large amount of expensive natural stone was used, from which almost everything was made, including statues and stone portraits of those who donated their savings for the construction of this miracle of architecture. The theater was originally designed for natural light, and so in order to clearly see the scene, in our time used to highlight different shades.
In other respects, the theatrical entrails remained unchanged, in that pristine form, in which they were conceived by the author. The main problem is the lack of a fire safety system in the theater. Therefore, during the performances near the theater there is always a fire fighting car. The capacity of the Olympic Theater is 1000 seats, but nowadays such a load can be unsafe for the structure and life of visitors, and therefore, more than 470 people at the same time just do not let in.
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On the stage of the theater to this day play theater performances in the performance of various collectives, because there is no permanent troupe here. Even now the theater props of the sixteenth century are used here. They are replaced in the fall by traditional classical and jazz concerts, because the acoustics of the theater, designed several centuries ago, is simply amazing. People from all over the world come to listen to the music that has been played in these ancient walls for several centuries.
Interesting places in the city
The city of Vicenza in Italy has many other equally interesting architectural sights. To the bulk of them, too, was the hand of the great master Palladio. The Palladio Basilica is an original structure built with elements of decorations re-used in architecture. During the construction was used white marble original triple Venetian windows.
The great master designed a lot of palazzo - small urban palace buildings. Each of its palaces is original and original, each of them uses both the forgotten old and the newest methods of construction invented by Palladio himself. The main heritage of the architect is country villas. They were built for the elite of the local aristocracy and embodied in themselves both the author's intention and the wishes of the customers.
In addition to the monuments of architecture, in Vicenza you can see unusual gold jewelry created by local craftsmen. After all, the city of Vicenza is the capital of jewelers in Italy, so a good souvenir from Italy will be an original handmade ornament. And visiting local restaurants, you can try a delicacy - truffles, obtained immediately on suburban hills by specially trained pigs-search engines. Culinary masterpieces prepared by the chefs of local restaurants are not inferior to the glory of Palladio architecture.
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