Palladian Architecture: Deep Roots
Architecture in the Renaissance era, which in the early fifteenth century started in Italy, diverged from the architectural timeline - Roman to Gothic. Italy clung to its old Roman traditions. Many of its monuments still stand. Gothic style promoted methods of construction, whereas Roman Classical style emphasized form and the employment of the “Orders” of architecture – Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite. Those, such as Palladio, Scamozzi, and Vignola that reint