The Fountain and the Barchessa at Villa Contarini by sandra46

Photography • Alternative • posted on Oct 13, 2010

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This is the beautiful fountain before the main entrance of the villa, in front of the fine iron gate and the barchessa semi arch engulfing the huge round space before the villa, once to make coaches move, currently used to park cars. It also serves as a market place. The semi arch is the only one survived of two, and it hosts shops and bars. The barchessa, barcon or barco it is a rural building of service, typical of the architecture of the villa veneta, destined to contain the outside servants’ workplace and lodgings, dividing the space of the main body of the villa, reserved to the owners, from that of the peasants. Generally, the barchesse were characterized by a high structure with round arched porches and intended for the servants: as kitchens and homes of the peasants, stables and outbuildings (shed for farm implements, warehouse for food supplies, etc.) The name barchessa is derived from the Venetian use of boat storage in these structures, since travelling by boat was very common and also preferred, due to the bad conditions of the roads. In the Republic of Venice the barchesse are nearly always situated laterally to the lord’s house and are integrating part of a great productive agricultural complex. Andrea Palladio gave architectonic dignity to the barchesse, aligned and linked them to the main house, with greater symmetry and monumentality. Although the orientation was important in his Four Books of Architecture (Venice, 1570), Palladio says that the barchessa should be exposed to the south in order to keep the straw and hay dry, to prevent fermentation and fires. In the Veneto countryside - particularly along the Riviera of the Brenta river - it is not uncommon today to find barchesse free of the villa. Because of the tax on houses, during the nineteenth century many buildings of the Venetian aristocracy were culled, leaving only the barchesse, useful as sheds or warehouses. Thank you for your kind comments.

Comments (43)

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flora-crassella

10:57AM | Wed, 13 October 2010

FANTASTIC image!!!!!!!!

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renecyberdoc

11:16AM | Wed, 13 October 2010

impressive very.

alanwilliams

11:18AM | Wed, 13 October 2010

superb

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durleybeachbum

11:25AM | Wed, 13 October 2010

I just love your postwork on this!!

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Danny_G

11:49AM | Wed, 13 October 2010

great work here

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brycek

12:04PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Beautiful capture and spot..very lovely!

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claude19

12:13PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

AWESOME work ! Interessant words and wonderful photography !

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Umbetro38

12:54PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

you bring so many Information and always very interesting captures - wow

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Littlejock

12:58PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Beautiful colours.. Very impressive

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mgtcs

1:23PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Wonderful place my friend, excellently captured, marvelous sharpness, a great job! **

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Broesl

1:24PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Wow, graet work. Beautiful image!

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MaraP

1:25PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Excellent POV, fantastic image, love the atmosphere! 5+

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MOSKETON

1:32PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

GENIAL IMAGEN.

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DananJaya_Chef

1:41PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Wow!!!! Fantastic!!! wonderful shot!

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drifterlee

2:57PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Beautiful shot!!!!!!

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carlx

3:33PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Wonderful photography!!!

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ironsoul

3:36PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Excellent drama, superb shot.

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mariogiannecchini

3:51PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Splendida immagine, Sandra !Davvero un bel posto ! Dovessi capitare da quelle parti , mi piacerebbe vederlo !

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Faemike55

4:57PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Wonderful grounds and great fountain! Excellent shot and delightful information

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jeroni

5:19PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Fantastic photography

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cricke49

5:31PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

awesome photo capture and manipulation! great work and storyline as well!:)*5

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magnus073

6:23PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Being a huge fan of falls and fountains this one grabbed me the moment it came on the screen. Thanks for sharing this magnificent capture Sandra, and the info on it

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Radar_rad-dude Online Now!

8:35PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Wonderful photography!!!

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jocko500

10:13PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

very lovely

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danapommet

11:12PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

Love the fountain, sky and massive gate. The building is absolutely gorgeous. Dana

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Chipka

11:14PM | Wed, 13 October 2010

What an intense photograph! I love the colors, the sharpness, the whole feel of this. It has an openness that I adore, and the colors are stunning. As always, you provide intriguing information that rounds out the visual feast you present. This is quite a marvelous piece.

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