![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In contrast to this front facade, the back facade opens to the south with two tiers of large window openings. On the river side, symmetrical wide steps on each side of the ground and service floor lead up to a temple front portico two bays deep, which connects through a central door into the main hall. The major axis of this hall stretches from the main entry facade facing north and the river to the south facade and the fields. The building is one simple volumetric block, under a hip roof with two attic gables, in which rectangularly proportioned rooms are organized by a central vaulted hall in the shape of a Greek cross. Situated along the banks of the Brenta River near the town of Malcontenta, the Villa Foscari is a fine example of a unified work of architecture, in which all the parts are harmoniously organized and related to each other, and yet they vary in ways which intensify the building's connection to the larger landscape. ![]()
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