Villa Duodo

Villa Duodo, also known as the Villa Valier, is a villa situated at Monselice near Padua in the Veneto, northern Italy.  It is attributed to the architect Vincenzo Scamozzi although some later parts are known to have been designed by Andrea Tirali.  The villa was built for a Venetian patrician, Francesco Duodo, circa 1592.

Sited high on the rocca of Monselice, the villa, which shows Palladian influences, is not so much a villa as a religious complex.  Two "L"-shaped blocks form a rectangular courtyard. Attached to the villa is a church dedicated to San Giorgio which is the final and largest church completing a "sacred route" of pilgrimage.
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