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Vicenza in Provincia di Vicenza, Venetia, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
 

Palazzo Porto
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The Porto Palace

Vicenza Palladiana

 
 
Palazzo Porto / The Porto Palace Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 20, 2023
1. Palazzo Porto / The Porto Palace Marker
Inscription.  Palazzo Porto
L'impressionante sezione di palazzo che fa da quinta scenografica alla piazza del Castello θ l'evidente testimonianza dell'esito sfortunato di un cantiere palladiano. Alla sinistra del frammento θ chiaramente visibile la vecchia casa quattrocentesca della famiglia Porto, destinata ad essere progressivamente demolita con l'avanzare del cantiere del nuovo palazzo: visti gli esiti, non si puς che apprezzare la lungimirante prudenza del committente, Alessandro Porto. La datazione θ incerta, ma senz'altro posteriore al 1570. E' la posizione stessa del palazzo, fondale della piazza, a rendere necessaria un'accentuata monumentalitΰ, in grado di dominare il grande spazio aperto. Con buona probabilitΰ il palazzo avrebbe dovuto svilupparsi in sette campate e avere un cortile concluso ad esedra, come prova un'analisi delle murature superstiti. Non θ chiara la ragione del blocco del cantiere, che Vincenzo Scamozzi dichiara nel 1615 di aver portato personalmente all'attuale, parziale conclusione.

English:
The Porto Palace
The impressive section of palace which forms the
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backdrop to Piazza del Castello is the compelling testimony to the unfortunate demise of a Palladian initiative. To the left of the fragment the old Quattrocento home of the Porto family is clearly visible, though it had been destined for gradual demolition as construction of the new palace advanced: given the results one cannot but appreciate the farsighted prudence of the patron, Alessandro Porto. The dating is uncertain, though undoubtedly after 1570. The location of the Palazzo, as backdrop to the Piazza, made necessary an accentuated monumentality capable of dominating this great open space. In all likelihood the Palazzo was intended to grow to seven bays in length and have a courtyard concluding in an exedra, as analysis of the surviving walls demonstrates. It is unclear what circumstances halted the construction, which Vincenzo Scamozzi declared he had personally carried to its present, partial, completion in 1615.
 
Erected by Vicenza Sito Patrimonio Mondiale, Soprintendenza archeologia belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Verona, Rovigo e Vicenza and Camera di Commercio Vicenza. (Marker Number 12.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1570.
 
Location. 45° 32.733′ N, 11° 32.515′ E. Marker is in Vicenza
The view of the Porto Palace Marker along the street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 20, 2023
2. The view of the Porto Palace Marker along the street
, Veneto (Venetia), in Provincia di Vicenza. It is at the intersection of Contra Vesovado and Piazza Castello, on the left when traveling west on Contra Vesovado. The marker is located on the northeast corner of the building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vicenza, Veneto 36100, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare / The Thiene Bonin Longare Palace (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Loggia Valmarana / The Valmarana Loggia (about 120 meters away); Il criptoportico romano di piazza duomo / The roman cryptoporticus in piazza Duomo (about 180 meters away); Cattedrale: Portale settentrionale e cupola / Cathedral: northern portal and dome (about 180 meters away); L'area archeologica sottostante cattedrale / The archaeological site beneath the cathedral (about 210 meters away); Le terme romane / The roman baths (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Loggia del Capitaniato / The Loggia of the Capitaniato (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Palazzo Barbarano / Barbarano Palace (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicenza.
 
Also see . . .  Palazzo Porto in Piazza Castello. Camera di Commercio Vicenza (Submitted on June 23, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.) 
 
The front view of the Porto Palace image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 20, 2023
3. The front view of the Porto Palace
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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