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The façade of Il Redentore is determinedly classical: the motif of two classical temple fronts placed one before the other, with the foremost one marking the nave is a device which Palladio borrowed from the classical era. The function of the façade as the setting of the liturgical end of the procession is strengthened by the raised position, along the lines of ancient podium temples, and by the triumphal-arch motifs of the portal and central section.
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