The trompe-l'œil onstage scenery, designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi, to give the appearance of long streets receding to a distant horizon, was installed in 1585 for the very first performance held in the theatre, and is the oldest surviving stage set still in existence.
Gledališče je bilo končna oblika italijanskega renesančnega arhitekta Andrea Palladio in je bilo končano šele po njegovi smrti.