Similarly, Palladio created a new configuration for the design of Catholic churches that established two interlocking architectural orders, each clearly articulated, yet delineating a hierarchy of a larger order overriding a lesser order.
Prav tako so ga lahko uporabili leta 1940 v papeževi Narodni galeriji v Washingtonu, kjer vstop za javnost v svet visoke kulture zavzema vzvišeno sredinski položaj.