Palazzo Morosini Brandolin

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Palazzo Morosini Brandolin

Palazzo Morosini Brandolin is a palace in Venice in the Veneto region of Italy . It is located in the Sestiere San Polo overlooking the Grand Canal , between the Rio di San Cassiano and the Fondamenta dell'Olio , opposite the Ca 'd'Oro .

history

The Morosini family had the palace built in the second half of the 15th century in the style of Ca 'Foscari . In the 18th century the palace fell to the Brandolini family , then to the Lagos and the Topans . Today the palace is divided into various condominiums.

description

The palace is an example of Florentine and Venetian Gothic . The current facade has basement and two portals on the ground floor ; above are the two main floors, each with a six-fold window in the middle, each flanked by a pair of individual windows. The windows on the first floor have ogee arches , while the typical on the second floor trefoil arches with interposed Four passports have. In the 19th century a third main floor was demolished, probably for reasons of statics .

Individual evidence

  1. a b Marcello Brusegan: I palazzi di Venezia . Newton & Compton, Rome 2007. ISBN 978-88-541-0820-2 . P. 266.

Web links

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Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 25.3 "  N , 12 ° 19 ′ 58.5"  E