Villa Molin

Villa Molin

A Venetian noble's villa, completed in 1597 by architect Vincenzo Scamozzi, was the site of World War I military headquarters and preliminary armistice negotiations in 1918, before being reduced to a farmhouse. The villa's grand interior stucco decorations remain intact.

Villa Molin is a patrician residence in the neighborhood of Mandria, in Ponte della Cagna, south of Padua, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi and completed in 1597, it was built for Nicolò Molin, a Venetian noble. Over time, the villa passed through several hands, eventually becoming a farmhouse. During World War I, it served as a military command headquarters and was the site of preliminary negotiations that led to the signing of the Austrian-Italian Armistice of Villa Giusti on 11 March 1918. The villa's grand interior stucco decorations remain intact.

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Written by Nicolo Ciampini

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