The Corridor
The recently restored "Corridor" was conceived as an upper floor gallery used to reach the guest quarters and the noble chapel. The spaces within the gallery can be set up for small meetings, with the possibility to organise buffets and/or aperitifs with appetizers. The frescoed gallery can be reached from the "Corridor", thus enjoying the wonderful view on the parterre in front of the building.
The "Corridor" was certainly completed before 1681, as Jacques Chassebras de Cramailles, in his 'Histoire de mes conquétes', provides a description of it which visually corresponds to that included in 'L'Orologio del Piacere' (The Clock of Pleasure), published in 1685. According to the description, the place was used as a promenade with a gallery on the upper floor. It was clearly built later than the façade of the right wing as can be seen in the clash between the architectural styles of the two parts of the building. The design is reminiscent of Scamozzi for the layout of space, its depth and its use. Today the building is different from the original, which was one span shorter and had a saddleback roof; moreover, as documented by the engraving of the 1685 and the relievo of the Villa made by Muttoni in 1740, there was a balcony overlooking the fish pond from where an audience could watch the shows and the naumachias that were held there.
The "Corridor" was certainly completed before 1681, as Jacques Chassebras de Cramailles, in his 'Histoire de mes conquétes', provides a description of it which visually corresponds to that included in 'L'Orologio del Piacere' (The Clock of Pleasure), published in 1685. According to the description, the place was used as a promenade with a gallery on the upper floor. It was clearly built later than the façade of the right wing as can be seen in the clash between the architectural styles of the two parts of the building. The design is reminiscent of Scamozzi for the layout of space, its depth and its use. Today the building is different from the original, which was one span shorter and had a saddleback roof; moreover, as documented by the engraving of the 1685 and the relievo of the Villa made by Muttoni in 1740, there was a balcony overlooking the fish pond from where an audience could watch the shows and the naumachias that were held there.
