IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 407 
Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Italian architect Andrea 
Palladio. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2008 
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. MICA, Mr. COBLE, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. SAXTON, 
Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. HARE, Mr. LYNCH, 
Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. 
DOYLE, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. PAT-
RICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 
NEAL
of Massachusetts, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. 
GUTIERREZ, Mr. HOLT, Mrs. MALONEY
of New York, and Ms. 
DELAURO) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Italian 
architect Andrea Palladio. 
Whereas 2008 is the 500th anniversary of the birth of the 
Italian architect Andrea Palladio; 
Whereas Andrea Palladio was born Andrea di Pietro in 
Padua on November 30, 1508; 
Whereas Palladio, born of humble origins, apprenticed as a 
stonemason in his early life; 
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Whereas under the patronage of Count Giangiorgio Trissino 
(1478–1550), in his midtwenties Palladio studied archi-
tecture, engineering, topography, and military science; 
Whereas in 1540 Count Trissino renamed him ‘‘Palladio’’, a 
reference to the wisdom of Pallas Athena, as well as the 
Italian form of the name of the Roman writer of the 
fourth century, Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius; 
Whereas Palladio’s designs for public works, churches, man-
sions, and villas rank among the most outstanding archi-
tectural achievements of the Italian Renaissance; 
Whereas Palladio’s surviving buildings are collectively in-
cluded in the UNESCO World Heritage List; 
Whereas Palladio’s treatise, ‘‘The Four Books of Architec-
ture’’, ranks as the most influential publication on archi-
tecture ever produced and has shaped much of the archi-
tectural image of Western civilization; 
Whereas ‘‘The Four Books’’ has served as a primary source 
for classical design for many of America’s architects and 
builders from colonial times to the present; 
Whereas Thomas Jefferson called Palladio’s ‘‘The Four 
Books’’ the ‘‘Bible’’ for architectural practice, and em-
ployed Palladio’s principles in establishing lasting stand-
ards for America’s public architecture and in con-
structing his own masterpiece, Monticello; 
Whereas our Nation’s most iconic buildings, including the 
United States Capitol Building and the White House, re-
flect the influence of Palladio’s architecture through the 
Anglo-Palladian movement, which flourished in the 18th 
century; 
Whereas Palladio’s pioneering reconstruction and restoration 
drawings of ancient Roman temples in ‘‘The Four 
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Books’’ provided inspiration for many of the great Amer-
ican classical edifices of the 19th and 20th centuries, in 
the period known as the American Renaissance; 
Whereas the American Renaissance marked the high point of 
the classical tradition and enriched our country from 
coast to coast with countless architectural works of time-
less dignity and beauty, including the John A. Wilson 
Building, the seat of government of the District of Co-
lumbia; 
Whereas the American architectural monuments inspired 
both directly and indirectly by the writings, illustrations, 
and designs of Palladio form a proud and priceless part 
of our Nation’s cultural heritage; and 
Whereas organizations, educational institutions, governmental 
agencies, and many other entities are celebrating this 
special 500-year anniversary, including the Italian Na-
tional Committee for Andrea Palladio 500, the Centro 
Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio, 
the Palladium Musicum, Inc., the Istituto Italiano di 
Cultura, and the Institute of Classical Architecture and 
Classical America, as well as other Italian and Italian 
American cultural organizations, such as the Italian Her-
itage and Culture Committee of New York, Inc., and the 
Italian Cultural Society of Washington, DC, Inc., with a 
wide variety of public programs, publications, symposia, 
proclamation ceremonies, and salutes to the genius and 
legacy of Palladio: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) commemorates the 500th anniversary of 
Andrea Palladio’s birth; 
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(2) recognizes his tremendous influence on 
American architecture; and 
(3) expresses its gratitude for the enhancement 
his life and career has bestowed upon America’s 
built environment. 
Æ 
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