Teatro Olimpico

Palladio’s Olympic Theater (Accademia Olimpica), a masterpiece of the Renaissance, imitates the amphitheatre in Rome, and also adds a stage based on the ancient Greek city of Thebes (the streets are steep). The theater for more than a century is still in use today.

The Olympic Theater is a theater in the center of Vicenza in northern Italy, built from 1580 to 1585. The theater was the final design of the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio and was not built until his death. It is one of only three Renaissance theaters remaining.

The Olympic Theater is a theater in Vicenza in northern Italy, built between 1580 and 1585. The theater was the final design of the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio and was not built until his death. It is one of only three Renaissance theaters remaining.

On the day I went to Vicenza, the theater did not open, so I could not go inside. And when it was raining, I had to walk by in a hurry from outside. This theater is said to be transformed from a prison, and it is also quite distinctive.

It is a theater rebuilt from a prison, and there are performances now. The most amazing thing here is the setting of the stage. With considerable visual deception, the staff will also demonstrate on the spot, tell you what the truth is, really amazed the designer 600 years ago!