Villa Almone, German ambassador residence in Rome, Italy.
Villa Almone is the official residence of the German ambassador to Italy, at the start of via Cristoforo Colombo just outside the Aurelian Walls. It is a two-storey brick building the size of a typical country house, with tall narrow windows and doors typical of the 1940s and black-green Verona marble. The marble-decorated vestibule recalls Roman palazzo style.
Villa Almone was built in the 1940s by the Italian engineer and architect Eugenio Gualdi. In 1957 it became the official residence of the German ambassador to Italy. On 26 February 1959 the former Villa Gualdi was renamed Villa Almone, after the small Almone river beside it, which Roman legend consecrated to the goddess Egeria.
The villa's name comes from the Almone stream beside it, called Almo in Roman times and linked by legend to the goddess Egeria; on 26 February 1959 Villa Gualdi was renamed Villa Almone. Inside, the dining room is decorated in Venetian style and a breakfast room in Biedermeier style, while a grand Bechstein grand piano stands in the open salon.
Villa Almone stands at the start of via Cristoforo Colombo, just outside the Aurelian Walls. It is reached by ATAC bus lines 671, 118, 792 and 714. As the official residence of the German ambassador to Italy, the building is not open to visitors; it can be seen from the street.
The villa's name comes from the Almone stream beside it, called Almo in Roman times and linked by legend to the goddess Egeria. On 26 February 1959 the former Villa Gualdi was officially renamed Villa Almone after the watercourse.
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