Il Redentore: Façade

The fa�ade of Il Redentore is determinedly classical: the motif of two classical temple fronts placed one before the other, with the foremost one marking the nave is a device which Palladio borrowed from the classical era. The function of the fa�ade as the setting of the liturgical end of the procession is strengthened by the raised position, along the lines of ancient podium temples, and by the triumphal-arch motifs of the portal and central section.