Palladian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Palladian in British English:
UK [pəˈleidjən]
How to pronounce Palladian in American English:
US [pəˈlediən]
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- Adjective:
- referring to or relating to or having the style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio
Word Origin
- Palladian (adj.)
- 1731, "in the style of Roman architect Andrea Palladio" (1518-1580).
Example
- 1. The workshop made its name in 2007 with a facsimile of veronese 's giant painting " the wedding at cana " , which has been placed in its original location , the palladian refectory of the church of san giorgio maggiore in venice .
- 2. His influence spread to st petersburg and to charlottesville in virginia , where thomas jefferson commissioned a palladian villa he called monticello .