caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date significant_buildings image article_title significant_projects name
portrait of palladio from 1576 19 august 1580 maser , near treviso padova , republic of venice italian 30 november 1508 villa palladiana church of san giorgio maggiore il redentore teatro olimpico barbaro villa capra `` la rotonda '' basilica palladio_filtered . jpg andrea palladio
 '' '' the four books of architecture '' -rrb- i quattro libri dell ` architettura '' -lrb- andrea palladio
andrea palladio

andrea palladio -lrb- ; 30 november 1508 -- 19 august 1580 -rrb- was an italian architect active in the republic of venice .
palladio , influenced by roman and greek architecture , primarily by vitruvius , is widely considered to be the most influential individual in the history of architecture .
all of his buildings are located in what was the venetian republic , but his teachings , summarized in the architectural treatise , `` the four books of architecture '' , gained him wide recognition .
the city of vicenza and the palladian villas of the veneto are unesco world heritage sites .
