Europe Italy Lombardy Como Villa Rotonda Saporiti view from Lakeside road
Villa Saporiti was built between 1790 and 1793 for the Marchioness Eleonora Villani and was owned by the noble family until 1858 when the heirs of the woman sold it to the Marquis Marcello Rocca Saporiti that gave its name. Despite some later additions, the building is preserved in structure and in most environments, the original appearance. The villa, on two floors, is better known as "La Rotonda" because, in the facade on the lake, has a massive central body round punctuated by windows interspersed with semi medallions topped with pagan deities associated with water. Inside, in addition to the large central hall, elliptical, with a vaulted ceiling, we find: a scissor staircase of Louis Cagnola leading to the first floor, a sitting area by the mosaic floor inspired by classical Rome, the library, and Corinthian columns statues of the early nineteenth century. Many famous people stayed in the villa from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century: the first of the distinguished guests, Napoleon, in 1797, visiting Lake Como. In 1950 the villa was purchased by the Province of Como, after the necessary renovations, there has located its headquarters.
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