Villa facts for kids

Example of a modern architecture villa in Sicily.

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

The Villa Tamminiemi, an Art Nouveau styled villa and house museum in Helsinki, Finland
Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii seen from above
Model of Fishbourne Roman Palace, a governor's villa on the grandest scale
Villa Doria Pamphili, Rome
Villa "Sea Greeting" (Meeresgruss) in Binz, Rügen Island – a typical villa in 19th-century German resort architecture style
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.
Aerial view of giant "villa colonies" (Villenkolonien) in Dresden, Germany: Gründerzeit quarters of Blasewitz (incl. Tolkewitz and Striesen), Gruna and Johannstadt.
Typical Villa in Graz, Austria
The Villa di Medici by Giuliano da Sangallo (1470), Poggio a Caiano, Tuscany
Villa di Pratolino with lower half of the gardens, by Giusto Utens. Museo Topografico, Florence
Villa Capra "La Rotonda" in Vicenza, one of Palladio's most influential designs