Landmark
Tempio della Beata Vergine del Soccorso (La Rotonda)
Rovigo's octagonal landmark church, with Longhena's bell tower.
An octagonal church ringed by a portico, built to house a venerated image of the Madonna and Child. Inside is a rich cycle of 17th and 18th-century canvases.
Fact sheet
- Period
- 1594–1606 (chiesa); campanile progettato nel 1655
- Architect / author
- Francesco Zamberlan (chiesa); Baldassare Longhena (campanile)
- Style
- Late Renaissance / early Baroque, octagonal central plan
- Admission
- Full price €3; reduced €2 for school groups, ages 6–18, groups of at least 20 and other categories listed by the official source. Free for Rovigo residents, children under 6, people with disabilities, licensed tourist guides and accredited journalists. Guided visits by reservation.
History
Work began on 13 October 1594 to a design by Francesco Zamberlan. The wooden dome of 1603 proved unstable and was replaced by a pitched roof in 1606. In 1655 Baldassare Longhena designed the bell tower, completed much later. Through the 17th and 18th centuries the interior was decorated with canvases by Francesco Maffei, Antonio Zanchi and others.
Facts checked against the listed sources on Sun, 4 Oct
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