Palazzo Priuli Stazio
Palazzo Priuli Stazio is a palace in Venice in the Veneto region of Italy . It is located in the Santa Croce sestiere near the Church of San Giacomo dall'Orio , between Calle del Megio in the east and the Rio del Megio in the west.
history
The Palazzo Priuli Stazio is mentioned for the first time in the famous city map of Venice by Jacopo de 'Barbari from 1500. We know that he initially patrician family Surian belonged, but in 1584 sold it Giovanni Surian to the Bergamo family Prezzato . The reconstruction of the palace dates from this period, which led to its current form from the 16th century.
In 1636 the palace was acquired by the Stazios , a family of wool merchants, who kept it until the following century. In 1701, as a result of the marriage between Elisabetta Stazio and Michele Priuli "of Santa Sofia" , the property fell to the groom's family (and was subsequently called Palazzo Priuli Stazio). The family lived there until 1853 when they rented the palace. In 1859 it was sold to the city of Venice.
From that moment on, the palace served as a barracks and underwent various redesigns, in particular with regard to the division of the interior: the stairs were torn out, ceilings and floors were renewed, the house chapel was demolished and two outer galleries were removed. From 1890 the house was converted into a school institute, a function that it still serves as the headquarters of the "Francesco Morosini" middle school.
In the 1980s, the Palazzo Priuli Stazio underwent an important restoration.
description
The Palazzo Priuli Stazio has a U-shaped floor plan with a forecourt on the access alley, as is typical of the late Gothic palaces in Venice.
The palace is a remarkable construction that extends over six floors. Each floor has a large salon ( protego ) with windows facing the alley and the canal, while the utility rooms are arranged on the long sides.
The main façades, the one facing the alley and the canal, show architectural elements in Istrian limestone , the latter is particularly characterized by two Venetian windows one above the other and two balustrades . The other two facades to the inner courtyards are more economical in the use of Istrian limestone, which here is limited to the eaves , and have no architectural elements. Perhaps these parts adjoined other buildings that have now disappeared.
swell
- Relazione Esterne Società Italiana per Condotte d'Acqua: Condotte nei restauri . "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, Rome 1992. ISBN 88-7062-779-9 . Pp. 59-60.
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Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 28.5 ″ N , 12 ° 19 ′ 43.5 ″ E