Palazzo Thiene

Palazzo Thiene
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Courtyard of the Palazzo Thiene
LocationVicenza, Province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Part of"City of Vicenza" part of City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
CriteriaCultural: (i)(ii)
Reference712bis-001
Inscription1994 (18th Session)
Extensions1996
Coordinates45°32′54″N 11°32′46″E / 45.54833°N 11.54611°E / 45.54833; 11.54611
Palazzo Thiene is located in Veneto
Palazzo Thiene
Location of Palazzo Thiene in Veneto
Palazzo Thiene is located in Italy
Palazzo Thiene
Palazzo Thiene (Italy)

Palazzo Thiene[1] is a 15th-16th-century palace in Vicenza, northern Italy, designed for Marcantonio and Adriano Thiene, probably by Giulio Romano, in 1542,[2] and revised during construction from 1544 by Andrea Palladio.

In 1994, the palace was included in the "Vicenza, city of Palladio" World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In 1996, the World Heritage Site was renamed "City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto", and it was expanded to include outlying villas (one of which is the Thiene brothers' country home, the Villa Thiene). The palace is used as the historic headquarters of a bank and it also hosts some exhibitions and culture events.

The palazzo was the headquarters of Banca Popolare di Vicenza.

  1. ^ This Palazzo Thiene is not to be confused with Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare also in Vicenza
  2. ^ Andrew Hopkins, 2002. Italian Architecture from Michelangelo to Borromini; p. 21.