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Villa Della Porta Bozzolo

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Villa Della Porta Bozzolo is a Renaissance villa in Casalzuigno, in the province of Varese in northern Italy, which began in the 16th century as a rural retreat before becoming an aristocratic residence. Its Italian garden of terraces and water features was added in the 18th century, and at the end of the 17th century Gian Angelo Della Porta III commissioned architect Antonio Maria Porani to redesign the grounds with the garden's main axis set parallel to the house rather than aligned with its central hall; architect Pellegatta added an ornamental cascading fountain in 1723. Heirs of Italian senator and pathologist Camillo Bozzolo bequeathed the villa to the Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano, Italy's National Trust, which now manages it. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Casalzuigno, Italy 3
Completed Year
1500 4
Completed Year
1600 4
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
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Villa, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

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Source Villa Della Porta Bozzolo (Wikidata)
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1. Villa Della Porta Bozzolo (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Della_Porta_Bozzolo, lead definition
    Villa Della Porta Bozzolo is a villa located at Casalzuigno in the province of Varese, northern Italy.
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Villa Della Porta Bozzolo is a Renaissance villa in Casalzuigno, in the province of Varese in northern Italy, which began in the 16th century as a rural retreat before becoming an aristocratic residence. Its Italian garden of terraces and water features was added in the 18th century, and at the end of the 17th century Gian Angelo Della Porta III commissioned architect Antonio Maria Porani to redesign the grounds with the garden's main axis set parallel to the house rather than aligned with its central hall; architect Pellegatta added an ornamental cascading fountain in 1723. Heirs of Italian senator and pathologist Camillo Bozzolo bequeathed the villa to the Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano, Italy's National Trust, which now manages it.
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2. Villa Della Porta Bozzolo (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
Wikidata item Q4011939, instance of (P31): villa
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3. Villa Della Porta Bozzolo (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Casalzuigno, Italy
    Wikidata item Q4011939, property P131/P17 (location): Casalzuigno, Italy
  • In Style: Rococo Architecture, Wikidata P149
    architectural style: Rococo
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4. Wikidata: Villa Della Porta Bozzolo
  • Wikidata Q4011939, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)
  • Wikidata Q4011939, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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