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The villa was commissioned by the Venetian nobleman Marcantonio Sarego for an estate which came into his possession in 1552. [1] A rough date for its execution is c. 1560–1570. A plan of the building appears in Palladio's I quattro libri dell'architettura of 1570, but it relates to a larger project than was actually completed.
Villa Saluzzo Bombrini, in the Albaro district. Villas have been one of the pillars of the social and economic history of Genoa.Since the 14th century, the villa became the symbol of the power of the aristocratic oligarchy and the wealthy merchant bourgeoisie, for whom it was the mirror of the city palace: outside the walls they conveyed the luxury and magnificence found in the city residences.
The villa is situated in 7.3 hectares (18 acres) of grounds. The villa has had several notable owners including Gianni and Marella Agnelli, Izaak and Dorothy J. Killam, and, since 1987, by Edmond (1932–1999) and Lily Safra (1934–2022), who inherited the villa after her husband's death.
North Leigh Roman Villa was a Roman courtyard villa in the Evenlode Valley about 0.5 miles (800 m) north of the hamlet of East End in North Leigh civil parish in Oxfordshire. It is a scheduled monument [ 1 ] in the care of English Heritage and is open to the public.
An example of the luxury class of a sky villa is the single two floor sky villa suite of the Palms Casino Resort's fantasy tower, which is billed at US$35,487 per night, ranking it at number five among the world's 15 most expensive suites.
Arden Villa is a Palladian-style estate located in Pasadena, California, designed by the architectural firm Marston & Van Pelt in 1913 for William Kennon Jewett. Arden Villa has gained fame not only for its architectural splendor but also for its appearances in various movies and TV shows, earning it the nickname "Dynasty Mansion" due to its association with the popular 1980s TV drama Dynasty.
This is a list of the 100+ largest extant and historic houses in the United States, ordered by area of the main house. The list includes houses that have been demolished, houses that are currently under construction, and buildings that are not currently, but were previously used as private homes.
The houses were on sale for between $370,000 and $530,000. [1] Aiming for the Arab market, the partners named the development the Burj Al Babas Thermal Tourism Company and began marketing the houses through their real estate agency in Kuwait. [2] The site in the Black Sea region of Turkey was situated near the region's hot springs. Excavations ...