Obsidian Urbex Photography

One of my favourite abandoned Italian villas, I have been lucky enough to explore this several times of the years.

The interior remains breathtaking despite its decades of standing derelict. Each room is unique, and beautifully ornate. What a grand residence this must have been in its prime!

#Italy #Architecture #History

Mar 8 at 8:15amWeb
Show threadConny NaschMar 8
@ObsidianUrbex the charm is underlined by the state of the dereliction. The old leaves are like the whispers of the past 😍
Show threadbook_dragonMar 8

@ObsidianUrbex I wonder, if I sat on the floor in that grand entrance hall, and sang...what the echoes would sound like. And would they only be mine? If I laid my head against the bannister of the staircase, would I hear whispers, steps, music?

Very evocative photos!

Show threadObsidian Urbex PhotographyMar 12
@JeanieBurrell
I think if you sit still you will hear the music, maybe see shadows of the former owners hurrying about 💙
Show threadJoy_intlMar 8
@ObsidianUrbex Gorgeous 😍
We're the ceilings covered in trompe l'oeil designs or were they actually 3D?
When we visited Florence, we would play a game - is it real or is paint, and it was usually paint ✨️
Show threadObsidian Urbex PhotographyMar 12
@Joy_intl
These are tromp l'oeil, quite subtle but beautiful
Show threadJoy_intlMar 12
@ObsidianUrbex thank youuuuu - I find it soooo amazing 👏 🙌
Show threadlucaMar 8
@ObsidianUrbex The interiors really witness a great investment in the making.
You know what happens here in Italy, with such precious estates? They end being "supervised" by the national historic preservation. If you are the owner they mostly forbid you to touch anything, to avoid changing anything of its historic value. This ends in a paradox where you can't even clear it from the rubbles, without an ad hoc commission studying for years what will be the impact. That costs 100s k€
Show threadlucaMar 8
@ObsidianUrbex The result is that owners leave them as you see it, because the intervention on such a manor would cost millions €, over decades in papers for permissions, or even worse in fines if you speed up works. No one would see it restored in the span of a lifetime.
The only hope is that it's sold to a state agency. They will take the same decades, or more, the expenses will be doubled (to pay for bribeing politicians, criminals, etc.). Someone in the future generations, maybe, will see.
Show threadmillennial fulcrumMar 8
@ObsidianUrbex why in the hell would somebody abandon such a grand place
Show threadAlex Block 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦Mar 8
@ObsidianUrbex Found this video that explores it in more detail : https://youtu.be/qFVlU8Z74a0?si
A Look Inside This Incredible Abandoned Mansion

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Show threadObsidian Urbex PhotographyMar 9

@alexblock
Or a nicely written article plus more photos ☺️

https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/residential/villa-c-italy/

Villa C, Italy

The 17th Century Villa C features a grand lavishly decorated entrance hall. There is also a pink spiral staircase, featuring a large shell-like decoration.

Obsidian Urbex Photography | Urban Exploration | Abandoned Locations
Show threadPixlarMar 8
@ObsidianUrbex what a building! amazing
Show threadObsidian Urbex PhotographyMar 12
@Pixlar
Gorgeous isn't it!
Show threadPixlarMar 12
@ObsidianUrbex absolutely