Palladian
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Palladian — Pal*la di*an (p[a^]l*l[=a] d[i^]*an), prop. a. (Arch.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a variety of the revived classic style of architecture, founded on the works of Andrea Palladio, an Italian architect of the 16th century; as, a Palladian… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Palladian — Pal*la di*an (p[a^]l*l[=a] d[i^]*an), prop. a. [From Pallas, Athena.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena, also called Pallas. [PJC] 2. Pertaining to wisdom or knowledge; Athena being the goddess of wisdom. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Palladian — Pal*la di*an (p[a^]l*l[=a] d[i^]*an), prop. n. (Arch.) A follower of the architectural style of Andrea Palladio. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Palladian — (adj.) 1731, in the style of Roman architect Andrea Palladio (1518 1580) … Etymology dictionary
Palladian — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in the neoclassical style of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio (1508 80), especially with reference to English architecture of the 18th century. DERIVATIVES Palladianism noun … English terms dictionary
Palladian — Palladian1 [pə lā′dē ən] adj. [< L Palladius (after PALLAS) + AN] 1. of Pallas Athena: see PALLAS 2. [occas.p ] of wisdom or learning Palladian2 [pə lā′dē ən] adj. of or in the classical Roman style of Andrea Palladio … English World dictionary
Palladian — In the classical architectural style of Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio (Andrea di Pietro della Gondola) (Italian, 1508 1580). Largely an English development of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Palladian architecture is… … Glossary of Art Terms
Palladian architecture — A villa with a superimposed portico, from Book IV of Palladio s I Quattro Libri dell Architettura, in … Wikipedia
Palladian Villas of the Veneto — The City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto is a World Heritage Site protecting a cluster of works by the architect Andrea Palladio. UNESCO inscribed the site on the World Heritage List in 1994. [ [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/712 … Wikipedia
Palladian window — /peuh lay dee euhn, lah / a window in the form of a round headed archway with a narrower compartment on either side, the side compartments usually being capped with entablatures on which the arch of the central compartment rests. Also called… … Universalium
