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
Villa d'Este (Cernobbio) Pino and a mock fortress was erected in the park in his honour. In 1815 it became the residence of Caroline of Brunswick, estranged wife of future King George IV. "Its garden seems almost suspended in the air", she wrote in her diary, "and forms a scene of complete enchantment." She gave it the name "Nuova Villa d'Este" and had the park landscaped in the English style. It was converted into a deluxe hotel for the nobility and the high bourgeoisie in 1873, and kept the name "Villa d'Este" to take advantage of the apparent link with the famous Villa