▁other ▁examples ▁of ▁p all ad ian ▁architecture ▁in ▁Vic enza , ▁in ▁a ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site ▁City ▁of ▁Vic enza ▁and ▁the ▁P all ad ian ▁Vill as ▁of ▁the ▁Ven eto . ▁ ▁Historical ▁and ▁architect ural ▁description ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁very ▁probable ▁that ▁I se ppo ▁( Gi useppe ) ▁Porto ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁undert ake ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁great ▁palace ▁in ▁the ▁Con tr à ▁( Con tr ada ) ▁dei ▁Port i ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁em ulate ▁the ▁ed ifice ▁that ▁his ▁brothers - in - law ▁Adri ano ▁and ▁Marc anton io ▁Th iene ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁ere ct , ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 2 , ▁only ▁a ▁stone ' s ▁throw ▁away . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁possible ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁I se ppo ' s ▁very ▁marriage ▁to ▁Liv ia ▁Th iene , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 4 0 s , ▁which ▁provided ▁the ▁concrete ▁occasion ▁for ▁sum mon ing ▁Andrea ▁P all ad io . ▁ ▁Al lied ▁with ▁the ▁Th iene , ▁the ▁Porto ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁rich ▁and ▁powerful ▁families , ▁and ▁the ▁pal aces ▁of ▁the ▁family ' s ▁various ▁branches ▁were ▁ranked ▁along ▁the ▁Con tr ada ▁which ▁today ▁still ▁be ars ▁their ▁name . ▁I se ppo ▁was ▁an ▁influ ential ▁person ality , ▁with ▁various ▁respons ib ilities ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁respons ib ilities ▁which ▁on ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁occasion ▁were ▁inter tw