, ▁Pietro ▁and ▁Marc anton io ▁God i , ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 7 ▁and ▁concluded ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 2 , ▁with ▁later ▁modifications ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁entry ▁and ▁gard ens . ▁ ▁The ▁villa ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁by ▁UN ES CO ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site ▁" City ▁of ▁Vic enza ▁and ▁the ▁P all ad ian ▁Vill as ▁of ▁the ▁Ven eto ". ▁The ▁villa ▁and ▁extensive ▁gard ens ▁are ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁year ▁round . ▁The ▁building ▁also ▁houses ▁a ▁museum ▁of ▁ar che ology ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement , ▁with ▁hundreds ▁of ▁foss ils ▁of ▁plant ▁and ▁animal ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁Its ▁large ▁park ▁was ▁laid ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁film ▁location ▁for ▁S enso . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁▁ ▁The ▁building ▁la cks ▁of ▁orn ament ation ▁usually ▁associated ▁with ▁P all ad io ' s ▁m ature ▁work , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁ref ined , ▁symmet rical ▁proport ions ▁of ▁the ▁fa ç ade ▁and ▁mass ing ▁of ▁the ▁structure . ▁The ▁plan ▁is ▁arranged ▁with ▁su ites ▁of ▁apart ments ▁arranged ▁symmet r ically ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁s ala ▁and ▁a ▁re cess ed ▁entry ▁log gia . ▁The ▁plan ▁published ▁in ▁I ▁quattro ▁lib ri ▁dell ' arch it ett ura ▁ 2 8 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁building ' s ▁completion ▁is ▁probably ▁a ▁revision ▁of ▁P all ad io '