Following the model of the Villa Capra, it had a large square central block surmounted by a wide dome, with a portico on each face, all constructed in stone.

The Villa Capra, also known as "La Rotunda", was built by Andrea Palladio from 1565 to 1569 near Vicenza.

Nuthall Temple does not follow the imitation of Villa Capra as closely as its earlier prototypes, although the homage to Palladio's concepts is strongly pronounced.

The source for this feature was Andrea Palladio's centrally planned Villas, such as the Villa Capra and Villa Foscari.

The four bays square modestly sized mansion is clearly inspired by Palladio's Villa Capra.

If on a hill, such as Villa Capra, facades were frequently designed to be of equal value so that occupants could have fine views in all directions.

This House was a reinterpretation of Palladio's Villa Capra, but purified of 16th century elements and ornament.

Kedleston Hall is an example of this in England, as is Villa Capra in Italy.

Villa Capra may have inspired a thousand subsequent buildings, but the villa was itself inspired by the Pantheon in Rome.

Virtually visit an interpretation of the Villa Capra in Second Life.