Palazzo Chiericati is a Renaissance Palace in Vicenza, built by the architect Andrea Palladio. The customer of construction, which began in 1550, the year was count Girolamo Chiericati, and the last stage of the construction work was supervised by his son Valerio. Finally the construction of the Palazzo was only completed in 1680, the year under the guidance of architect Carlo cinnamon gardens.

The Palace was built on the site of the so-called Piazza del Isola (now Piazza Matteotti), which in those days was located a cattle and timber markets. In the mid-16th century, the area was a small island surrounded by the waters of the rivers Retrore and Bacchiglione, and in order to protect the structure from flooding, Palladio placed it at a certain elevation. Access to the Palace was carried out at triple the stairs in a classic style. The main facade of the Palazzo consists of three parts: the Central part is slightly thrown and has a covered balcony, and two end decorated with a loggia on the piano Nobile. Another decoration of the facade are two rows overlay columns – Doric lower and upper Ionian. The roof is remarkable sculptural group.

In 1855, the year in Palazzo Chiericati is the City Museum, and later the Municipal art gallery, which today houses the works of Tintoretto, Tiepolo, Chima da Conegliano, van Dyck and the Palladio. The international recognition of the structure of Palladio received in 1994, the year when it was included in the UNESCO world Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO, along with other creations of the great architect in Vicenza. By the way, Palladio was also the author of a country residence of the family Chiericati – same Villa.