Villa Amalia, Villa in the Briller Viertel, Wuppertal, Germany

Villa Amalia is a two-storey stone villa with a pale grey facade, a projecting entrance bay and a steep slate mansard roof topped by a small clock tower with a spire. Tall arched windows line the ground floor, rectangular windows with lighter stone surrounds sit above, and a bay window projects from the left side. It stands behind a lawn in a park of old beeches and chestnuts.

The villa was built in 1883 by architect Walter Kyllmann and displays Neo-Renaissance design elements. It represents the typical country house architecture of the late 19th century in the region.

The villa served as a filming location for the third season of the television series Babylon Berlin in late 2018. This brought the property wider recognition beyond the local area.

The villa sits slightly hidden in a small park of old beeches and chestnuts on Briller Straße, so it is easy to pass without noticing; look for the hexagonal tower. The grounds cover about 9,000 square metres. Since 2022 plans foresee the villa as the meeting centre of a senior residence with three new apartment blocks, due to open in autumn 2025 after construction delays.

The villa's name comes from Amalie, the first wife of builder Albert Neuhaus, who had died before the house was finished; he altered the name to Amalia. The property covers about 9,000 square metres, and the old beech and chestnut trees of its park hide the building from the street.