Villa Park matches and international rugby league and rugby union matches. In 1999, the last ever final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup took place at Villa Park. Villa Park also hosted the 2012 FA Community Shield, as Wembley Stadium was in use for the final of the Olympic football tournament. The Aston Lower Grounds, later renamed Villa Park, was not the first home of Aston Villa F.C. Their previous venue, Wellington Road, faced increasing problems including an uneven pitch, poor spectator facilities, a lack of access and exorbitant rents. As a result, in 1894 Villa's committee began negotiations with the owners
Joseph Richter Villa Joseph Richter Villa The Joseph Richter Villa is in Łódź, Poland at Skorupki Street (formerly Placowa St.) 10/12, in Bishop Michał Klepacz Park. It is a listed historical monument. Designed by Piotr Brukalski, the villa was constructed for Joseph Richter in 1888-89. The building, following the standards of the Italian Renaissance, has a loggia facing the garden. It was designed as a single family residence. It shared a park with the neighbouring villa of Reinhold Richter. In 1933, the villa was the residence of Łódź voivode Aleksander Hauke-Nowak. In 1939, Gertrude Paula Ramisch (the last member of the Richter family)