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93 — Andrea Palladio 3 — Palladian Palazzi

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The Palazzo Quiericati: A Transitionary Project

The Palazzo Quiericati was built in the 1750s on an awkward site. The ground floor has a colonnade along it, raised like over a meter off the ground. It's one of the few statements in Palladio's book where I'm not at all reading anyone else. So yes, in a way, it's a bit like you've taken the inside courtyard and unfolded it to make this long thin building.

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