Villa Pisani is located about 30K outside of Venice in the village of Stra Italy along a row of villas that were built by the noble families of Venice. There are many villas bearing the same name as the Pisani family was a very prominent family building many homes and villas. This one is a baroque villa located on a very large property with a reflecting pool and statuary all over the grounds and the building itself. The gardens features a greenhouse, stables, gazebo and a traditional maze.
Alvise Pisani commissioned this villa after his appointment as doge in 1735.
In 1807 Napoleon I acquired the villa and in 1882 it became a National Monument. In 1934 Adolf Hitler conferred with Mussolini here.
The grounds alone were well worth the visit here.
6 comments:
Impressively beautiful reflection!
I have never been to the villas outside of Venice. I do have a book on Italian villas. I guess if you lived in the congestion of Venice, a place in the country would be nice.
This is a lovely shot.
Sharon, this is spectacular! Your frontal photo of the villa with its reflection in the pool is something for the wall.
Incredibly beautiful! Reminds me a bit of Versailles. And you got a wonderful photo - superbly composed!
Absolutely beatuiful! Look at that ceiling.
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