palazzo
Grand Venetian residence
A palazzo is an Italian palace or grand building, typically a large imposing residence or public building of architectural significance.
In fashion, palazzo pants are wide-legged trousers that flare dramatically from the waist: She wore palazzo pants to the garden party.
The architectural term retains its Italian flavor, suggesting Renaissance grandeur or Mediterranean elegance.
Deceptive outward appearance
- loggiaRoofed open-air gallery
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- balustradeRail supported by posts
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
courtyard · portico · colonnade · pilaster · stucco · terracotta · atrium · pediment
Lagoon city, northeastern Italy
- RomeItaly's capital city
- FlorenceTuscan capital city
- MilanLombardy's capital city
- NaplesMediterranean port city
Tuscany · piazza · Medici · Renaissance · Baroque · gondola · Borgia
Large, stately home
- villaStately country residence
- chateauFrench country mansion
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- estateProperty and grounds
castle · residence · edifice · townhouse · hall · manse · fortress · stately home
Ostentatiously wealthy
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- magnificentExceptionally beautiful or impressive
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- statelyGrand and imposing
regal · splendid · majestic · monumental · grandeur · resplendent · lavish · gilded
European cultural reawakening
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- quattrocentoItalian fifteenth century
patrician · republic · humanism · masquerade · carnival · aristocracy · nobility · courtier
Two-legged garment
- trousersBifurcated lower-body garment
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- flaredSpread gradually outward
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
drape · formal · elegant · evening wear · lounge · resort wear
facade
Deceptive outward appearance
- loggiaRoofed open-air gallery
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- balustradeRail supported by posts
arcade · courtyard · portico · colonnade · pilaster · stucco · terracotta · atrium · pediment · keystone
Venice
Lagoon city, northeastern Italy
Naples · Tuscany · piazza · Medici · Renaissance · Baroque · gondola · Borgia
mansion
Large, stately home
estate · castle · residence · edifice · townhouse · hall · manse · fortress · stately home · schloss
opulent
Ostentatiously wealthy
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- magnificentExceptionally beautiful or impressive
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
stately · regal · splendid · majestic · monumental · grandeur · resplendent · lavish · gilded · chandelier
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
quattrocento · patrician · republic · humanism · masquerade · carnival · aristocracy · nobility · courtier · fresco
pants
Two-legged garment
- trousersBifurcated lower-body garment
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- flaredSpread gradually outward
silhouette · drape · formal · elegant · evening wear · lounge · resort wear
- abitazionicasa, villa, loft, duplex, penthouse
- dwellingshouse, home, apartment, cabin, cottage
- lodginghotel, inn, motel, hotels, hostel
- abitazionecasa, villa, loft, duplex, penthouse
- edificiduomo, convento, basilica, villa, teatro
- historic architectureVersailles, Hampton Court, Monticello, Mount Vernon, Taj Mahal
palazzohovel
Wretched small dwelling
shack · hut · shanty · slum dwelling · lean-to
palazzohovel
Wretched small dwelling
servant's quarters · workers' housing · council flat · public housing · tenement
- palazzo pantsLoose trousers, dramatically flared