Historic Attard baroque villa granted top protection
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An 18th-century baroque villa and its surrounding gardens situated in the Attard village core has been given the highest protection status as a Grade 1 property by the Planning Authority. Villa Barbaro which is a single storey property has been scheduled forHistoric Attard baroque villa granted top protection
An 18th-century baroque villa and its surrounding gardens situated in the Attard village core has been given the highest protection status as a Grade 1 property by the Planning Authority. Villa Barbaro which is a single storey property has been scheduled for its significant architectural and historical importance, the PA said. The property was built by the Barbaro family as a country retreat residence. Its imposing wide façade, separated into a number of bays by means of pilasters, is furnished with highly decorated windows. The main entrance is flanked by two Tuscan pilasters which act as supports for an overlying open stone balcony. Immediately surmounting the entrance is a carved putto face and a marble slab inscribed with the original name of the house 'Bello-sguardo Villa Barbaro'. The name is indicative of the rural setting the villa once had and the extensive views it enjoyed. The most renowned and exceptional feature of the property is the enfilade of reception rooms to the left of the main entrance hall which has been architecturally treated by playing with wall thicknesses, so as to create a straight axis eliminating the pronounced façade splay. These three rooms... Read more