Another item is the magnificent pair of griffins on the villa's upper storey.
In contrast, Owen is set for a spell on the sidelines after pulling up with hamstring trouble trying to run through on the Villa goal.
The Frenchman, who led Liverpool to a historic treble of the League, FA and Uefa Cups in 2001, said he could shoulder the derision and called on the Villa support to unite behind the club.
Just five weeks after seeing Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic remain on the pitch in the Carling Cup final after a foul on Gabriel Agbonlahor, Villa were on the receiving end of another contentious decision - again involving a challenge on Agbonlahor.
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Like Milner, Ireland will not be able to play in the Europa League on Thursday - Villa take on Rapid Vienna in Austria - but he could make his Villa debut in the Premier League against Newcastle on Sunday.
Even though he plays on the left for Villa, he is really good at shaping to take the ball down the wing and then checking back on his right foot to deliver a good ball into the box.
The Liebieghaus, a turreted villa on the south bank of the Main, is the perfect setting for this compact show.
Only the omnipresent Gardner had a real sight on goal for Villa in the second half when he arrived late to latch on to a Wayne Routledge cross and unleash a shot that was deflected wide.
Another trophy home on the market is Villa Reale, just outside Pisa.
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The nearby pool house is a tall, pagoda-style structure modeled, in part, on the Katsura Imperial Villa in Japan, said Jeremy Fletcher, project manager for Dale Owen Overmyer Architects, which designed the compound.
The Clarets quickly threatened to extend their lead after hitting Villa on the break but the move was undermined by a poor pass from Chris Eagles.
But when it comes time for his convalescence, he still gets a luxury view: the stunning terraced gardens of Villa del Balbianello, an Italian villa on the western shore of Lake Como near the village of Lenno.
Fans chanted "we want Houllier out" on the final whistle and the result leaves Villa just one point clear of the Premier League drop zone.
On the outskirts of the city, the villa was a popular getaway in the 1960s--attracting guests like Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor--and was restored in 2002.
The only difficulty was now that Mr. Haggis had warned us that the script had no Act III when it arrived on his villa's doorstep, I spent the movie on the edge of my lounger trying to decide when the act started so that I'd know we were being treated to the full flower of Mr. Haggis's genius.
The home team did not allow Villa any time on the ball and O'Neill's outfit had nothing to show for their endeavours until Steve Sidwell dragged a low strike wide just before the half-hour mark.
With Villa on the back foot, Middlesbrough continued to create openings with Yakubu their tormentor in chief.
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The Chamber of Commerce member, Mohamad Reza Najafi Manesh, had just returned from his villa, on the Caspian Sea.
Jonathan Pearce will commentate on the live coverage of the second leg from Villa Park next Wednesday, 20 January.
There is also a private villa on the property that sleeps a family of ten and comes with its own chef and guide.
Stoke were still keen on a winner and Delap launched another throw which saw Leon Cort land a header on the roof of the Villa net.
Ferguson hinted that he will rotate his squad as United seek to win and move a point above leaders Chelsea, who take on Aston Villa in the semifinals of the FA Cup on Saturday.
They did so under the auspices of the Butrint Foundation, set up in 1993 by two British grandees: Lord Rothschild, a banker whose villa on the shores of Corfu looks across to Butrint, and Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, a supermarket magnate.
His private villa on the outskirts of the city is in a poor state and his once prestigious mansion in his hometown of Arthington, some 40km (25 miles) west of Monrovia, is in ruins and covered by overgrown vegetation, our correspondent says.
The Merseysiders were briefly forced on the back foot as Villa settled into a pattern of counter-attacking football, with John Carew muscling his way into the box to force Howard into a double save from Ashley Young after a brilliant block from Phil Jagielka.
The arrival of Lescott could pave the way for club captain Richard Dunne's departure from the City of Manchester Stadium, with Aston Villa reportedly keen on the Republic of Ireland international.
Houllier was named the new Villa manager on Friday but his commitments as technical director with the French Football Federation mean he is unlikely to take charge of a Premier League game until 26 September when neighbours Wolves visit Villa Park.
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The Paraguay keeper denied Villa as Spain threatened on the break in the final seconds but a second goal would have been harsh on the South American side, who conceded just twice in their five games in South Africa.
Newcastle's 16-year stay in the Premier League ended on 24 May last year after a tame 1-0 defeat by Aston Villa brought down the curtain on a disastrous season at St James' Park.
Then there is the case of Mr. Janousek, the businessman whose modern concrete villa is a stop on the Prague Crony Safari.
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