Villa Mi Sol, Private residence on Corso Imperatrice, Sanremo, Italy
Villa Mi Sol is a residential building along Sanremo's seafront, distinguished by an angular turret with circular windows and a roof covered in fish-scale slate tiles. The structure sits on Corso Imperatrice overlooking the waterfront.
The building was originally called Villa Mon Soleil and constructed between 1878 and 1880 following architect Pio Soli's designs. It was built during a period of significant architectural development along the Ligurian coast.
The name Mi Sol was chosen by the owner Adele de Vescovi Zanella, a pianist, when fascist regulations forced her to replace the original Villa Mon Soleil. It carries a double meaning: the musical notes mi and sol, and the Spanish phrase "mi sol", my sun.
The residence is private and can only be viewed from outside while exploring Sanremo's waterfront promenade along Corso Imperatrice. The best view of the building is from the public waterfront area.
The two-part structure of the building, with separate wings, was a solution Pio Soli also used in other works such as Villa Stefania Bevilacqua Marsaglia. The truncated corner turret with oculus windows and a roof clad in fish-scale slate tiles faces south and west.
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