Fanzolo, Treviso Italy - 8 15 2009: Early light streams through the rhythmic arcades of Villa Emo's barchessa, casting alternating bands of sun and shadow along the stone-paved corridor. Sturdy wooden beams span the ceiling above slender arches that once sheltered grain carts and farmhands, expressing Palladio's concept of uniting utility with classical grace. Potted greenery softens the ochre plaster walls, while shuttered windows and a distant arched door draw the eye down the perfectly proportioned passage. This working wing of the 16th-century estate in Fanzolo di Vedelago exemplifies the Renaissance ideal of harmonious geometry that secured the complex's place on the Unesco World Heritage roster of Palladian Villas of Veneto.
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