Santa Corona, Vicenza

Church of Santa Corona
The facade and side of the Church of Santa Corona as seen from Corso Palladio.
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceVicenza, Veneto
Year consecrated13th century
Location
LocationVicenza, Italy
Interactive map of Church of Santa Corona
Coordinates45°32′57″N 11°32′51″E / 45.54917°N 11.54750°E / 45.54917; 11.54750
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleGothic church, Renaissance chapel.
Groundbreaking1261
LocationVicenza, Province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Part ofCity of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
CriteriaCultural: (i)(ii)
Reference712bis-001
Inscription1994 (18th Session)

The Santa Corona complex in Vicenza comprises one of the city’s most important churches—constructed in the second half of the 13th century and enriched over the centuries with numerous works of art—and the cloisters of the former convent of the Dominicans. It forms part of the city’s museum network. The Church of Santa Corona houses Renaissance paintings and the Valmarana Chapel, designed by Andrea Palladio, while the former convent serves as the home of the Naturalistic Archaeological Museum.