Andrea Palladio (/pəˈlɑːdioʊ/ PƏ-lah-DEE-oh; it; 30 November 1508– 19 August 1580) ek Italian^[1] Renaissance architect rahaa, jon Venetian Republic me active rahaa. Palladio, Roman architecture aur Greek architecture se influenced rahaa, khaas kar ke Vitruvius,^[2] ke jaada kar ke sab se jaada influential individuals history of architecture me maana jaawe hae. Jab ki uu churches aur palaces ke design karis rahaa, uske jaada kar ke country houses aur villas ke khaatir jaana jaawat rahaa. Uske teachings, ke architectural treatise, The Four Books of Architecture me summarise karis rahaa, jiske kaaran uske wide recognition milaa rahaa.^[3]

1. ↑ "Andrea Palladio (Italian architect) – Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
2. ↑ Palladio 1965, p.v.
3. ↑ The Center for Palladian Studies in America, Inc., His conception of classical architecture was heavily influenced by Vitruvian ideas and his mentor Trissino. "Andrea Palladio." Archived 26 Navambar 2009 at the Wayback Machine