Villa girasole the house that rotates kaushik patowary dec 21 2019 0 comments in the hills of northern italy near verona stands an l shaped house called villa girasole which means sunflower in italian and just like the flower after which it was named villa girasole rotates on a large turntable following the sun across the sky. Everlasting sunlight at villa girasole italys rotating house located near verona of northern italy this unique piece of architecture was named after the sunflower designed and owned by architect angelo invernizzi the project was completed in 1935 after four years of construction. Villa girasole the revolving house aurelio galfetti kenneth frampton valeria farina 9788836627745 books amazonca. Villa girasole villa sunflower is near verona italy the two storied and l shaped house rests on a circular base which is over 44 meters in diameter in the middle there is a 42 meters tall. Villa girasole is the oldest rotating house in the world designed by a local navy engineer angelo invernizzi situated near verona italy the house follows the path of the sun in a circular motion translated from italian the word girasole means sunflower an appropriate name for the house which follows the sun