Fonteghetto della Farina
Fonteghetto della Farina , also known as Fondaco della Farina , is a former flour warehouse in Venice in the Italian region of Veneto . It is located in the Sestiere San Marco , facing the east end of the Grand Canal next to the Giardini Reali di Venezia and the Palazzina Selva , near St. Mark's Square . Today the Port Authority of Venice is housed there.
history
The building was erected in 1492 and served as a warehouse for grain meal to supply the city with food as a replacement for an earlier, smaller warehouse. Inside everyone was allowed to sell flour, while outside it was not allowed. The Fonteghetto di Farina was depicted by a number of well-known painters, including Canaletto . From 1756 to 1877 the academy for painting was also housed in the house, part of which was still used for selling flour.
description
The two-storey building has five large arched windows (formerly a vestibule) on the facade facing the Grand Canal on the ground floor , next to which the Ponte de l'Accademia dei Pittori spans the Rio dei Giardinetti . On the upper floor there is a triple arched window in the middle and is flanked by two pairs of similar single windows. The side facade facing the Rio dei Giardinetti shows a large, walled-up arched window on the left on the ground floor and three simple, rectangular openings next to it. There are four rectangular single windows on the upper floor.
Web links and sources
- Alessia Rosada, Carlos Travaini: Fondaco della Farina (Capitaneria del Porto) . In: Canal Grande di Venezia . Retrieved November 27, 2019.
Coordinates: 45 ° 25 ′ 57 " N , 12 ° 20 ′ 14.7" E