Villa Bologna
Stately home & Country Villa in Attard, Malta / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Villa Bologna is a Maltese stately home, in the village of Attard in the central district of Malta. Built in opulent Baroque style, Villa Bologna has been called "the most beautiful 18th century country house to be built for a Maltese family"[1] and "of similar grandeur to the finest palaces on the island".[2][vague]
Villa Bologna | |
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Alternative names | Isbelma |
General information | |
Type | Stately home & Country Villa |
Architectural style | Baroque |
Location | Attard, Malta |
Coordinates | 35°53′39.8″N 14°26′40.1″E |
Current tenants | de Trafford family |
Construction started | 1745 |
Completed | Unknown |
Renovated | Ongoing |
Client | Fabrizio Grech |
Owner | Jasper de Trafford |
Technical details | |
Material | Limestone |
Grounds | 3 hectares (7.4 acres) |
Designations | Grade I Scheduled National Monument |
Renovating team | |
Renovating firm | Architecture Project |
Awards and prizes | Prix d’Honneur in Category C of the Din l-Art Ħelwa award for Architectural Heritage 2013 |
Website | |
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Villa Bologna is as interesting for its history as it is remarkable for its architecture and gardens which, after the neighbouring San Anton Gardens, is the largest historic gardens in Malta.[clarification needed] Once the seat of the Counts della Catena, Villa Bologna is now held by the great-grandson[who?] of the 6th count Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland.[3]
Built during the rule of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and expanded during the British colonial period, Villa Bologna was central in the artistic, cultural, social and political history of Malta. It is a Grade 1 scheduled building[4] and is a national monument.[citation needed]