San Giorgio Maggiore: Façade

Palladio’s few churches are milestones in architectural history. San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice was commenced in 1566, but Palladio did not live to see the fa�ade, which was erected from his designs by Simone Sorella. Here Palladio presented a solution to the dilemma of the architect confronted with devising a classical fa�ade for the difficult shape of the Christian basilica.

View the ground plan and section of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice.