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Villa
Pauli
är
en
patriciervilla
i
kvarteret
Breidablik
vid
Strandvägen
19
i
Djursholm,
ritad
av
arkitekt
Ragnar
Östberg
och
färdigställd
år
1907.
Sedan
2017
är
Villa
Pauli
en
medlemsklubb
vid
namn
Djursholm
Country
Club.
Fastigheten
Breidablik
8-9
har
år
2003
av
Danderyds
kommun
klassats
som
”omistlig”
och
omfattas
i
detaljplanen
av
q-bestämmelser.
Villa
Pauli
is
a
villa
and
club
located
at
Strandvägen
19
in
the
suburb
of
Djursholm
and
county
of
Stockholm,
Sweden.
It
lies
on
the
shore
of
the
Stora
Värtan
some
8
kilometres
(5.0
mi)
north
of
the
centre
of
the
city
of
Stockholm.
Villa
Pauli
seen
from
the
Stora
Värtan
The
villa
was
built
in
1907
by
Anna
Pauli,
the
daughter
of
Johan
Wilhelm
Smitt,
the
wealthiest
man
in
Sweden
in
the
19th
century.
He
made
a
fortune
in
Latin
America
in
the
1850s,
co-founded
the
Enskilda
Bank
and
founded
Handelsbanken.
He
then
funded
Alfred
Nobel’s
Nitroglycerine
Corporation
and
became
its
Chairman
1864-1904.
Together
with
his
young
relative
Ragnar
Sohlman,
he
became
instrumental
in
establishing
the
Nobel
Foundation
and
the
Nobel
Prize
based
on
Alfred’s
testament.
He
also
financed
the
establishment
of
the
University
of
Stockholm.
The
villa,
designed
by
famous
architect
Ragnar
Östberg,
was
richly
decorated
with
works
by
the
painter
Georg
Pauli
and
sculptor
Carl
Eldh.
It
remained
a
private
residence
until
1968,
when
it
was
acquired
by
the
Catholic
Church
for
the
purpose
of
visiting
cardinals
and
was
used
as
a
convent.
Pope
John
Paul
II
has
stayed
there.
In
1985
the
villa
was
acquired
by
the
real
estate
magnate
Birger
Gustavsson,
who
converted
into
a
club
for
corporate
members
that
opened
September
1986.
Arnfinn
Röste
bought
the
club
in
1998
and
upgraded
and
redecorated
it,
including
interior
decoration
featuring
antiques,
original
art
and
sculptures.
Many
companies
use
the
Villa
Pauli
Club
as
a
venue
for
an
event,
fashion
show
or
product
launch.
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