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 Getty Villa, an adaptation of the Villa of the Papyri, in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
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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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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
