Palazzo Porto

Palazzo Porto is a palace built by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio in Contrà Porti, Vicenza, Italy. It is one of two palaces in the city designed by Palladio for members of the Porto family (the other being Palazzo Porto in Piazza Castello). Commissioned by the noble Iseppo da Porto, just married (about 1544), this building had a rather long designing stage and a longer and troublesome realization, partially unfinished.

In 1994, UNESCO included the palazzo in a World Heritage Site, the "City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto".

Text adapted from “Palazzo Porto, Vicenza” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Palazzo Porto ranks #3,505 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #279 of the 487 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 39% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vicenza, 1 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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