Exterior view
by CAGNOLA, Luigi, Photo
The villa was built for himself by the Neoclassical architect Luigi Cagnola, and after his death in 1833, completed by his pupil Francesco Peverelli (1789-1854). This idiosyncratic villa is peppered with classical allusions. Though many of its basic features follow Palladio’s famous Villa Rotonda in Vicenza, the domed centre block evokes the Pantheon in Rome, and is confronted on the main fa�ade by two prostyle podium temples. Cinquecento and even Neo-Egyptiam features underline the eclectic character of the building.
The photo shows the main fa�ade.