Palazzo del Capitaniato

Palazzo del Capitaniato
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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′50″N 11°32′45″E / 45.54722°N 11.54583°E / 45.54722; 11.54583
Palazzo del Capitaniato is located in Veneto
Palazzo del Capitaniato
Location of Palazzo del Capitaniato in Veneto
Palazzo del Capitaniato is located in Italy
Palazzo del Capitaniato
Palazzo del Capitaniato (Italy)
Palazzo del Capitanio in Vicenza

The palazzo del Capitaniato, also known as loggia del Capitanio or loggia Bernarda, is a palazzo in Vicenza, northern Italy, designed by Andrea Palladio in 1565 and built in 1571 and '72. It is located on the central Piazza dei Signori, facing the Basilica Palladiana.

The palazzo is currently used by the town council, inside the Sala Bernarda. It was decorated by Lorenzo Rubini and, in the interior, with frescoes by Giovanni Antonio Fasolo. Since 1994 the palace has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the "City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto".