Villa Pisani
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| Location | Via Doge Pisani 7 - 30039 Stra (Province of Venice), Italy |
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| Coordinates | 45°24′31″N 12°00′45″E / 45.408503°N 12.012392°E |
| Type | art, architecture, furniture |
| Director | Arch. Giuseppe Rallo |
| Public transit access | Linea 53E ACTV |
| Website | www |
Villa Pisani is the name shared by a number of villas commissioned by the patrician Pisani family of Venice. However, Villa Pisani usually refers to a large, late baroque villa at Stra on the mainland of the Veneto, northern Italy. That is the most famous example of Villa Veneta located in the Riviera del Brenta.
It was begun in the early 18th century for Alvise Pisani, the most prominent member of the Pisani family, who was appointed doge in 1735. The initial models of the palace by Paduan architect Girolamo Frigimelica still exist, but the design of the main building was ultimately completed by Francesco Maria Preti. The villa has on its walls the works of Giambattista Tiepolo and other famous painters.
When it was built the building had 114 rooms, in honour of its owner, the 114th Doge of Venice Alvise Pisani. The most important room is the "Napoleon Room" and its near bathroom, furnished with pieces from the Napoleonic and Habsburg periods and others from the Pisani period.
In 1807 it was bought by Napoleon from the Pisani Family, now in poverty due to great losses in gambling.
In 1814 the building became the property of the House of Habsburg who transformed the villa into a place of vacation for the European aristocracy of that period.
In 1934 it was partially restructured to host the first meeting of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, after the riots in Austria.
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