Evgeny Lebedev’s Castello di Santa Eurasia in Umbria, Italy, was restored by Domenico Minchilli Design; the interiors are by Martyn Lawrence Bullard Design. Here, Lebedev stands beneath the entrance’s custom-made iron portcullis with his wolf dog, Boris. architecturaldigest.com/story/martyn-l…
"Lebedev has long had a love affair with this untrammeled region of central Italy (he also owns another property, Palazzo Terranova, in the area).. the castle sits atop a steep hill
“The Holy Roman emperors’ army knew how to find the right spot,” he says."
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"During his stint as London’s mayor, Boris had been to the 17th-century villa four times as Lebedev’s guest, using his friend’s private jet to fly there and back to London..."
Robert C. Wian was the founder of the Big Boy restaurant chain.. Wian sold Bob's Big Boy and rights to the Big Boy chain to the Marriott Corp. in 1967 for $7 million