belvedere

It is a different story on the Italian mainland, visible across the gulf from the belvedere rimmed with faux Roman columns.

Additions early in the nineteenth century included a belvedere overlooking a large, enclosed garden that served as a backdrop to one of the most frequently used pictures of the young royal couple on the island.

In a statement, the jurors said Wardé’s design was a “totemic tower” that would “act as a beacon, evocative of the historical structures of treasury, lighthouse, outlook tower, belvedere and campanile”.

Tucked at the end of a cul-de-sac, the white brick house with its dark green shutters draws visitors to it not only because of its unusual shape but also because of its windowed belvedere.

At the top of the house is a small belvedere for viewing the countryside.