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| | Craig Ailey Villa |
| | Ken Owen provides an illustrated history of the villa in Cove, on the Firth of Clyde, designed by Alexander "Greek" Thomson. Includes measured drawings and excerpts from sources.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ken.owen/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Max Gate |
| | The Victorian villa which Thomas Hardy designed and built for himself in 1885. History, plan of the gardens, visits seminars and the Thomas Hardy Essay Competition.
http://www.thomas-hardy.connectfree.co.uk/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Medici Villas in Florence and its Surroundings |
| | A photograph and description of each from Your Way to Florence.
http://www.arca.net/tourism/florence/medvilla.htm - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Porto-Colleoni-Thiene |
| | The official site gives an illustrated history and virtual tour of this Italian Renaissance villa with frescos and ornate 18th-century stables. Visitor information.
http://www.castellodithiene.com - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | The Roman Villa of Piazza Armerina, Sicily |
| | An illustrated room-by-room description by René Seindal of the villa with the richest collection of late Roman mosaics. Includes bibliography, plan and more than 200 photographs.
http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/456_Villa_Romana_del_Casale.html - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Roman Villas in Britain |
| | Guy de la Bédoyère describes how classical Roman villas were built and used, with examples from Britain and bibliography. Illustrations include reconstructions.
http://www.romanbritain.freeserve.co.uk/villa.htm - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Shaw's Corner |
| | The National Trust describes this Edwardian villa in Hertfordshire, the home of George Bernard Shaw 1906-1950. History, photographs, biography of Shaw, news and events.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/places/shawscorner/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Villa Aldobrandini, Rome |
| | Paula J. Howarth tells the story of this villa built at the beginning of the 17th century by Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, with bibliography.
http://www.paulahowarth.com/villa/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Wikipedia: Palladian Villas of the Veneto |
| | An introduction to this cluster of works by Andrea Palladio and his students which are listed as a World Heritage site. The list of villas includes links to illustrated articles on specific villas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palladian_Villas - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Wikipedia: Villa |
| | An illustrated definition and description of the various types of building which have been called villas from Roman to modern from the collaborative encyclopedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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