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Villa Valmarana (also known asValmarana Bressan) is a patricianvilla at Vigardolo,Monticello Conte Otto, in theprovince of Vicenza, in northernItaly. The building is attributed toAndrea Palladio on the basis of an extant drawing of the villa that is undoubtedly by the architect.
The villa was constructed during the 1540s, and is one of Palladio's earlier works.[1] It was commissioned by two cousins of theValmarana family. The layout of the rooms suggests that Palladio's mandate was to provide accommodation for two nuclear families. The design also shows the influence of buildings from antiquity, which Palladio had seen on his first visit toRome in 1541. The villa is decorated withfrescoes, some of which date from the 16th century; they are more or less contemporaneous with the original occupation of the building.
In 1996,UNESCO included the building in theWorld Heritage Site named "City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto".
