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# 78 APRIL 18 , 2016
Villa Fracanzan Piovene, historical residence of the Fracanzan family, is at the center of a large complex of ancient buildings in the Vicenza province, Veneto. It was
built in 1700 by Francesco Muttoni, a baroque architect, with vague references to
the Palladian architecture in the main facade and with baroque finishes.
The whole garden area is fenced by walls and has large prospective avenues and
two fishponds long more than 500 meters which fit between forests and cultivated
areas. In 1700 the “menagerie” was designed and built to leave free the animals.
In front of the villa is the formal garden with hedges of boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) and four monumental yews (Taxus baccata), the “orchard” with fruit trees and
vegetable
gardens.
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