Villa Almeida, Protected architectural monument in Starnberg, Germany.
Villa Almeida is a two-storey Neoclassical building at Weilheimer Straße 11 in Starnberg, built in 1832 on the site of the former Georgskirche. It has a flat hipped roof and side wings added later; the lake-facing front has a terrace with an open staircase, while the entrance with vestibule lies in the lower ground floor because of the slope. A double staircase in the centre links the floors, and the ground-floor reception rooms are lit by room-height round-arched windows. The 27,000-square-metre park contains a round-arched garden pavilion that has lost both side wings.
Built in 1832 by Franz Xaver Eichheim for Prince Karl of Bavaria and his wife Marie-Anne-Sophie Petin, created Countess of Bayrstorff, the villa stands on the site of the former St. George's Church. Their daughter Franziska Sophie, married to the Portuguese chamberlain Paulo Martins de Almeida, inherited it. The last family resident was Ruth Countess Almeida (1921–2013); in 2018 the heirs offered the villa for sale.
The name comes from Paulo Martins de Almeida (1807–1874), a Portuguese chamberlain who married Franziska Sophie von Bayrstorff, daughter of Prince Karl of Bavaria; the villa passed to her as his wife's inheritance. The last family resident was Ruth Countess Almeida (1921–2013). The heirs put the villa up for sale in 2018.
Villa Almeida stands at Weilheimer Straße 11 in Starnberg, on a 27,000-square-metre park sloping down toward the lake. The entrance with its vestibule lies on the uphill side at basement level because of the slope, while a terrace with an outdoor staircase fronts the lake side. The villa is a private residence and not open to visitors.
The Almeida name entered the villa through Franziska Sophie, daughter of Prince Karl of Bavaria, who married the Portuguese chamberlain Paulo Martins de Almeida (1807–1874). The last family resident was Ruth Countess Almeida (1921–2013); after her death the heirs offered the property for sale in 2018.
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