Ca' Farsetti
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Ca' Farsetti is a palace in Venice
, northern Italy
. It is located in the sestiere
(district) of San Marco, and faces the Canal Grande, not far from the Ponte di Rialto.
It was built in the 13th century by the heirs of doge Enrico Dandolo
, initially with two floors. Federigo Contarini, who bought it in 1440, added two further floors. It was acquired around 1670 by the Farsetti family, who established here an academy in the 18th century. In the early 19th century it was converted into a hotel and in 1926 it became a property of the municipality of Venice.
The lower floors are in Venetian-Byzantine style
with a portico with Corinthian columns, similar to that of the nearby Palazzo Loredan. The piano nobile
has fifteen arcades connected by a balaustrade. The second floor and the mezzanine
are in Renaissance style.
Venice
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, northern Italy
Italy
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. It is located in the sestiere
Sestiere
A sestiere is a subdivision of certain Italian towns and cities. The word is from sesto, or sixth; and is thus used only for towns divided into six districts. The best-known example are the sestieri of Venice, but Ascoli Piceno, Genoa, Milan and Rapallo, for example, were also divided into sestieri...
(district) of San Marco, and faces the Canal Grande, not far from the Ponte di Rialto.
It was built in the 13th century by the heirs of doge Enrico Dandolo
Enrico Dandolo
Enrico Dandolo — anglicised as Henry Dandolo and Latinized as Henricus Dandulus — was the 41st Doge of Venice from 1195 until his death...
, initially with two floors. Federigo Contarini, who bought it in 1440, added two further floors. It was acquired around 1670 by the Farsetti family, who established here an academy in the 18th century. In the early 19th century it was converted into a hotel and in 1926 it became a property of the municipality of Venice.
The lower floors are in Venetian-Byzantine style
Byzantine architecture
Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. The empire gradually emerged as a distinct artistic and cultural entity from what is today referred to as the Roman Empire after AD 330, when the Roman Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire east from Rome to...
with a portico with Corinthian columns, similar to that of the nearby Palazzo Loredan. The piano nobile
Piano nobile
The piano nobile is the principal floor of a large house, usually built in one of the styles of classical renaissance architecture...
has fifteen arcades connected by a balaustrade. The second floor and the mezzanine
Mezzanine
Mezzanine may refer to:* Mezzanine , an intermediate floor between main floors of a building* Mezzanine, in technology, can refer to a thin sheet of plastic insulating different parts of circuitry from each other in cramped environments, such as laptop interiors* Mezzanine board, or daughterboard,...
are in Renaissance style.