The building was built around the seventeenth century and is now presented with the transformations and expansion carried out in the last century by the c.te Rizzolino degli Azzoni Avogadro.
The villa was built on the ruins of an ancient castle formed by three towers placed in a triangle and joined by a large wall of battlements.
Within the first ring of walls there were two streets equipped with strong shelters which on the right and on the left led to the top of the hill where the keep of the castle stood.
For this reason the tower was called the crossroads from which the name of Bivai then came. The castle of Bivai sustained several assaults and devastations in several of which it suffered a lot, especially in the siege that made Ezzelino da Romano, who taken by the warrior virtues of Giorgio Teupone who watched over its defenses made him its captain. A rich and complete collection of minerals and plaster models of the local mushrooms was kept in the villa. Count Carlo Avogadro degli Azzoni was appointed first Mayor of Santa Giustina during the first municipal elections of the Kingdom of Italy on 7 October 1866.
The building was constructed around the 17th century and now presents itself with the transformations and enlargements carried out in the last century by Rizzolino degli Azzoni Avogadro.
The villa was built on the ruins of an ancient castle formed by three towers set in a triangle and joined by a thick wall of merlons.
Within the first set of walls there were two streets with strong shelters leading to the right and left to the top of the hill where the castle keep stood.
For this reason, the tower was called the crossroads, from which the name Bivai came later. The castle of Bivai suffered assaults and devastation on several occasions, especially during the siege by Ezzelino da Romano, who was taken by the warrior virtues of Giorgio Teupone, who watched over its defences and made him his captain. The villa housed a rich and comprehensive collection of minerals and plaster models of mushrooms from the area. Count Carlo Avogadro degli Azzoni was appointed the first Mayor of Santa Giustina during the first municipal elections of the Kingdom of Italy on 7 October 1866.
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