Teatro Olimpico Audio Guide
Explore Teatro Olimpico with Stanza's GPS-triggered offline audio guide.
About the Tour
Designed by Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, this is the world's oldest surviving indoor theatre, famous for its permanent perspective stage scenery. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site located within the Palazzo del Territorio.
What you will hear
Entrance Arch and Piazza Matteotti
Establishes the arrival at the theater. Uses the iconic rusticated arch and the statue of Fedele Lampertico (POI) located directly in front of the entrance.
The Entrance Arch
Welcome to the world's oldest surviving indoor theater, a masterwork of Renaissance design recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1994.
The Odeo Meeting Rooms
Explores the rooms used by the Accademia Olimpica for their meetings. Focuses on the frescoes and the checkerboard floor.
The Odeo Meeting Room
This elegant hall served as a foyer where the noble members of the Olympic Academy would gather before theatrical performances began.
The Academy Banner
The black velvet banner of the Accademia Olimpica marks the legacy of the scholarly group that funded this historic theater.
The Elliptical Cavea
The main seating area. Explains Palladio's genius in fitting a Roman theater into a narrow medieval space.
The Elliptical Cavea
Palladio creatively adapted the traditional semicircular Roman seating into an ellipse to maximize capacity within the fortress's narrow walls.
Vicenza and the Palladian Legacy
Concludes the tour by looking at the surrounding square and the neighboring Palazzo Chiericati, also by Palladio.
Chiericati Palace
Just across the square is another of Palladio's masterpieces, a palace that exemplifies the architectural style that influenced the entire Western world.
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