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About
Parco Querini is a public park in Vicenza, located in the northern part of the historical center of the city.
The park takes its name from a building located in the immediate vicinity, a noble residence first owned by the Capra family, then purchased by the Querini family.
SHORT HISTORY
At the beginning of the 19th century, a document reports that the area of the current park, owned by the Capra family, included meadows, vineyards and vegetable gardens.
In 1811, Antonio Capra, notary and councilor of Vicenza, bought from the Municipality the former monastery of the Poor Clares of Araceli. In 1813, the monastery disappeared and in its place are indicated an orchard, a garden and greenhouses, a sign that the new owner intended to expand and embellish the garden.
In 1821, a long avenue was built that leads to a circular hillock dominated by a small round temple surrounded by water.
In 1969, 9.5 hectares were expropriated by the Municipality, and two years later the area was opened to the public as a city park.
DESCRIPTION
Parco Querini is surrounded on two sides by the banks of the Bacchiglione River and its tributary Astichello.
From the back of Palazzo Querini, starts a majestic tree-lined avenue which, flanked by statues of classical subjects, runs longitudinally through the park, until it reaches the pond that surrounds an islet, surmounted by a small temple.
The monopteran temple, built in Classical style by Antonio Piovene in 1820, has Ionic columns to support the dome. Behind the pond, on the opposite side of the park from Palazzo Querini, are the ruins of the greenhouses and the apse of the Church of Santa Maria in Araceli.
In addition to plant species, the park is rich in wildlife: rabbits, ducks, turtles and pigeons.
HOW TO GET THERE
Parco Querini is located about 1.8 kilometers away from the Vicenza railway station. The closest bus stop is in Viale Ferdiando Rodolfi, about 350 meters away, on the bus Lines 2, 9 and 11.
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