Villa Olmo is a neoclassical lakeside villa in Como, in northern Italy. Marquis Innocenzo Odescalchi commissioned the Swiss architect Simone Cantoni to design it as a summer retreat in 1782, though construction did not begin until 1797 and was not completed until 1812. The estate is known for its ornamental gardens, which hold roughly 800 varieties of trees and take their name from an elm tree that once stood at their center and no longer survives. The municipality of Como bought the villa in 1924; today the lakeside gardens are open to the public during the day, while the interior is accessible only during exhibitions. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Villa Olmo (Wikipedia)
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Villa Olmo is a neoclassical villa located in the city of Como, northern Italy.
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The municipality of Como bought the villa in 1924; today the lakeside gardens are open to the public during the day, while the interior is accessible only during exhibitions.
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Villa Olmo is a neoclassical villa located in the city of Como, northern Italy.
The villa was commissioned by Marquis Innocenzo Odescalchi to Swiss architect Simone Cantoni to have a summer retreat alongside the lake in 1782. Works started in 1797 and were completed in 1812. The villa was named after an elm tree, no longer alive today, planted in the middle of the ornate gardens. About 800 varieti
- In Style: Neoclassical Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Neoclassical
View the Source2. Villa Olmo (Wikidata)
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Wikidata item Q1516590, instance of (P31): villa
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 374425): Como, Italy
Wikidata item Q1516590, property P131/P17 (location): Como, Italy
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