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Main Hall in a abandoned Villa, Italy

Magnificent, 4-storey neoclassical style villa, probably built in the early/mid 1700's on a former small castle. The villa has been rebuilt twice, mainly the facade area. An imposing avenue once led to the castle, lined with tall, old trees. Unfortunately, the trees had to be felled in the 1990s and the avenue disappeared. The building was surrounded by beautifully landscaped English-style gardens, to the rear of the house was a lily pond and a small river where regattas were held with guests from the nobility and royalty. Today the garden has grown wild, the former beauty can only be guessed at. Over the centuries, the castle has had a variety of owners, influential families, nobles, engineers, lawyers and artists. At the end of the 1930's the property was sold again, the new owner had the castle restored by painters, plasterers and gardeners and lived there until the late 1950's. The property has since been owned by a company and has fallen into disrepair.

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Uploaded on October 16, 2022
Taken on August 14, 2021