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The Villa Wolkonsky in Rome
- History of a Hidden Treasure
Engelsk
Bogcover for The Villa Wolkonsky in Rome af John Shepherd, 9781785513251
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
368
ISBN-13:
9781785513251
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
1785513257
Udg. Dato:
8 apr 2021
Størrelse i cm:
19,0 x 24,8 x 3,3
Oplagsdato:
8 apr 2021
Forfatter(e):

The Villa Wolkonsky in Rome

- History of a Hidden Treasure
Engelsk
Hardback 2021
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The Villa Wolkonsky, Rome, is the incongruously named official residence of the British ambassador to Italy. Nestled within the city’s Aurelian Wall, the site’s history dates back to antiquity, its gardens dominated by the remains of a first-century imperial Roman aqueduct. In the 19th century a remarkable Russian princess, Zenaïde Wolkonsky, turned it into a country home and salon d’art with such illustrious visitors as Gogol, Turgenev and Fanny Mendelssohn. Following generations excavated Roman tombs, collected antiquities and built a new grand mansion, before selling the Villa to the German government in 1922. It remained the German embassy, being much enlarged, until the Liberation of Rome in 1944. After the war the UK bought it, first as embassy offices and residence and, since 1971, as the residence for the ambassador and other staff.

In this handsomely illustrated volume, Sir John Shepherd, former ambassador, has undertaken new research to debunk long-held myths and present, for the first time, a comprehensive history of this hidden Roman treasure.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
368
ISBN-13:
9781785513251
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
1785513257
Udg. Dato:
8 apr 2021
Størrelse i cm:
19,0 x 24,8 x 3,3
Oplagsdato:
8 apr 2021
Forfatter(e):
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