Editing Vicenza (section)

=== Other sights ===
==== Churches ====
{{See also|History of religious architecture in Vicenza|History of religious life in Vicenza}}
Some of the main historical churches:
* [[Cathedral of Vicenza]] (church of Santa Maria Annunciata), dating from early in the 11th century, and restored in the 13th, 16th, 19th and after the ruinous destruction of [[World War II]], possesses a number of paintings and sculptures, nearly all of them by Vicentine artists; the dome and north side door were designed by [[Andrea Palladio]].
* Basilica Sanctuary of Saint Mary of [[Monte Berico]]: the structure was completed in two stages, creating two churches in different styles: the first in 1428 in Gothic style, the second in 1703 by [[Carlo Borella]], designed as a late-baroque style [[basilica]]. The adjacent convent, houses ''The Supper of Saint Gregory the Great'', a large canvas by [[Paolo Veronese]]. The bell tower (1826) was designed by Antonio Piovene. The basilica commemorates two apparitions of Our Lady to Vincenza Pasini, a pious woman who lived in a village in the province, and the liberation of the city from a terrible plague.
* [[Basilica of Saints Felix and Fortunatus|Basilica of Santi Felice and Fortunato]]: church built in the 4th century within a Roman cemetery and expanded in the 5th century to house the relics of the martyrs Felice and Fortunato. In the 9th century, the city, and the church, were razed by the [[Hungarians]]; by the 10th century, the church had been re-erected by the bishop Rodolfo with the support of [[Emperor Otto II]]. It has the layout of a [[paleochristian]] basilica, initially rectangular, then doubled in width and divided into three naves. After the Hungarian invasions, the [[Benedictines]] built a new baptistery and the semicircular apse, adding the bell tower and the rosette, as well as a series of blind arches and a Byzantine cross in front. In later centuries, the interiors underwent a radical alteration, enriching it with Baroque altars and decorations. A 20th century restoration removed many of these embellishments. Next to the church there is a small museum exhibition with archaeological finds from the church and from the nearby Roman [[necropolis]].
* [[Santa Corona (Vicenza)|Santa Corona]]: one of the oldest and most important churches of the city, this 13th century church first endowed by the bishop of Verona, the Blessed Bartholomew of Breganze, to shelter one of the thorns from Christ's crown. It was under the purview of the [[Dominican Order|Dominicans]] after the death of [[Ezzelino III da Romano]]. It houses paintings by [[Bartolomeo Montagna|Montagna]] (''The Magdelene''), [[Giovanni Bellini|Bellini]] (''Baptism of Christ'') and others; the [[crypt]] hosts the Valmarana chapel by Palladio. The church underwent a major restoration in 2012.
* San Giorgio in Gogna: one of the oldest churches in the city, built before the year 1000 with a [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] façade. The outer walls consist of agglomerates of different materials (brick, stone, marble salvaged from other buildings) are clearly a demonstration of the origin of the construction craft, which can be seen especially in the polygonal apse. It was restored by the diocese in 2011.
* San Lorenzo (1280): church built by [[minorites]] in mixed Gothic and Lombard Romanesque styles. Located along Corso Fogazzaro facing the central Piazza San Lorenzo, it hosts the tombs of illustrious Vicentines and is served by the Conventual Franciscans.
* [[Santa Maria Nova, Vicenza|Santa Maria Nova]]: late 16th-century church is the only religious architecture designed and built by Palladio in Vicenza, apart from the Valmarana chapel and the limited interventions in the cathedral.
* [[Santa Maria in Araceli, Vicenza|Santa Maria in Araceli]] (1244): church later refurbished by [[Guarino Guarini|Guarini]] in Baroque style, formerly belonged to the [[Clarisses]], contains statues by [[Orazio Marinali]] and [[Giacomo Cassetti|Cassetti]], and the reproductions of original altarpieces by [[Piazzetta]] and [[Giovanni Battista Tiepolo|Tiepolo]] (now at the Pinacotheca Civica).
* Santa Maria of the Servites (Vicenza)|Santa Maria of the Servites: church in Piazza Biade adjacent to the Piazza dei Signori, was commissioned in the early 15th century by the order of the [[Servants of Mary]]. The church portal was executed in the studio where Andrea Palladio worked at the beginning of his career and would be one of his earliest works. In the [[cloister]], in 1319, the miracles of St. [[Philip Benizi de Damiani]] took place.
* [[Santa Maria Etiopissa, Vicenza|Santa Maria Etiopissa]] (1154): a simple stone and brick structure church.
* [[San Marco in San Girolamo]] (early 18th century): late baroque church built by the [[Discalced Carmelites]] on a previous convent and church of the [[Jesuati]]. The architect is unknown, but inside it is clear the influence of the style of the Venetian [[Giorgio Massari]]. After the Napoleonic abolition of the religious orders and their convents, it became in 1810 the church of San Marco, one of the oldest parishes in the city. It hosts many works by Vicentine and Venetian artists of the early 18th century, including some masterpieces. The sacristy preserves the complete original furniture of the time.
* San Vincenzo: church dedicated to Saint [[Vincent of Saragossa]] – ancient patron of Vicenza – overlooks Piazza dei Signori, facing the Basilica Palladiana, interrupting the smooth texture of the Palazzo del Monte di Pietà. The church was built between the 14th and the 18th centuries. The baroque façade (1614–1617) hosts two lodges with three arches, in [[Corinthian order|Corinthian]] and composite style. The lodges are surmounted by a crown with Christ mourned by angels by Giambattista Albamese, also author of the five statues in the [[pediment]]. Behind the lodge there is the ancient church of 1387, offset in relation to the building that has incorporated, with the altar facing east. The interior of the church, as amended in 1499 and again in the 18th century by [[Francesco Muttoni]], was restored in the 1920s. It hosts the ark of Simone Sarego (14th century), the impressive altar, [[rococo]] work of Bernardo Tabacco, and the altar of Pietà, masterpiece of a young [[Orazio Marinali]] (1689). Within the porch, a red marble stele is engraved with the ancient official linear measures of the Community of Vicenza.
* Sant'Agostino: church built upon older buildings in the 14th century, the ancient convent of Saint Augustine is located on the western outskirts of the city, giving its name to the parish and to the ''frazione''. The abbey church was rebuilt in Romanesque style during the rule of [[Cangrande della Scala]] between 1322 and 1357. The church has a rich decoration and a large altarpiece of 1404 by Battista da Vicenza.
* [[Oratory of San Nicola da Tolentino]]: finished in 1678 on commission of the fraternity of St. Nicholas, it is a chapel that houses a series of paintings focused on the life of the saint, among the highest levels of the measured Baroque of Vicenza.
* The Churches of the Carmini (1372) and St. Catherine (1292), formerly belonging to the Humiliati, possess notable pictures.
* Santa Croce (1179)
* Santi Filippo and Giacomo (12th century)
* [[Church and Monastery of St. Peter]]

==== Secular buildings ====
* The [[Torre Bissara]] (clock tower) (1174), at 82 meters high, is one of the tallest buildings.
* The [[Biblioteca Civica Bertoliana]], a public library founded by Count Giovanni M. Bertolo and opened in 1708
* [[Casa Pigafetta]] (1440), house of [[Antonio Pigafetta]]
* The Pinacotheca Civica houses mainly Vicentine paintings in the Palladian [[Palazzo Chiericati]].