Sunday, February 22, 2015

Blue Pavilion

Villa Azzurra, Blue Pavilion, Montenero, Livorno
The unusual architecture of “Villa Azzurra”, built in the first years of 1900 as “Blue Pavilion” in Montenero.
Vintage postcard, Blue Pavilion, Montenero, Livorno
In this 1920 postcard of the Montenero funicular we can see on the right the even fancier original version of the same building.

See also: Villa Azzurra - Montenero
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16 comments:

  1. William KendallFebruary 22, 2015 at 12:56 AM

    It is quite unusual, and visually pleasing to the eye!

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  2. RandyFebruary 22, 2015 at 2:36 AM

    Still looks great.

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  3. orvokkiFebruary 22, 2015 at 5:06 AM

    Nice-looking buildning.

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  4. GreensboroDailyPhotoFebruary 22, 2015 at 6:09 AM

    Do they rent rooms? So lovely and inviting!

    Janis
    GDP

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  5. GunnFebruary 22, 2015 at 10:37 AM

    Unique and very pretty!

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  6. HalcyonFebruary 22, 2015 at 12:00 PM

    It looks almost too good to be true!

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  7. PerthDailyPhotoFebruary 22, 2015 at 2:00 PM

    Still looks wonderful VP, I think it looks better today with fewer embellishments :)

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  8. DinaFebruary 22, 2015 at 3:04 PM

    Such a pretty and cheerful house.

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  9. EG CameraGirlFebruary 22, 2015 at 3:41 PM

    I like the today version better than the yesteryear one. It must have been a warmish day as many of the windows are open.

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  10. cieldequimperFebruary 22, 2015 at 7:14 PM

    It's gorgeous but what happened to that roof?

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  11. AriannaFebruary 22, 2015 at 8:19 PM

    Che bel palazzo! Ciao, Arianna

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  12. CarmineFebruary 22, 2015 at 11:23 PM

    molto interessante non l'avevo mai visto

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  13. Luis GomezFebruary 23, 2015 at 3:04 AM

    Gorgeous!

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  14. KarlFebruary 23, 2015 at 8:49 AM

    Beautiful "Villa" !
    Like also the old postcard.

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  15. JackFebruary 24, 2015 at 4:07 AM

    This ornate building is a real beauty.

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  16. Babzy.BFebruary 26, 2015 at 11:21 PM

    Nice piece of architecture :)

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