Villa facts for kids
A villa was originally a style of house built for the upper classes in ancient Rome. This style of architecture has been kept and adapted upon. The villas in Italy have gradually evolved into luxurious houses. Today, the word villa can refer to many types and sizes of houses around the world.
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Images for kids
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The Villa Tamminiemi, an Art Nouveau styled villa and house museum in Helsinki, Finland
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Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii seen from above
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Model of Fishbourne Roman Palace, a governor's villa on the grandest scale
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Villa Doria Pamphili, Rome
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Villa "Sea Greeting" (Meeresgruss) in Binz, Rügen Island – a typical villa in 19th-century German resort architecture style
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Villa Hakasalmi (built in 1834-46) represents Empire-era villa architecture. It was the home of Aurora Karamzin (1808–1902) at the end of the 19th century and is now the city museum of Helsinki, Finland.
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Aerial view of giant "villa colonies" (Villenkolonien) in Dresden, Germany: Gründerzeit quarters of Blasewitz (incl. Tolkewitz and Striesen), Gruna and Johannstadt.
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The Villa di Medici by Giuliano da Sangallo (1470), Poggio a Caiano, Tuscany
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Villa di Pratolino with lower half of the gardens, by Giusto Utens. Museo Topografico, Florence
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Villa Capra "La Rotonda" in Vicenza, one of Palladio's most influential designs
See also
In Spanish: Villa (residencia) para niños
