The Palazzo Pisani Gritti is a

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palazzo located on the north side of the Grand Canal, opposite the Church of the Salute, between the Campo del Traghetto and the , in the Sestieri of San Marco,

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, Italy. It was the residence of Doge

Andrea Gritti Andrea Gritti (17 April 1455 – 28 December 1538) was the Doge of the Venetian Republic from 1523 to 1538, following a distinguished diplomatic and military career. He started out as a successful merchant in Constantinople and transitioned into t ...

in the 16th century. It is now the Gritti Palace Hotel. Palazzo Pisani Gritti (Venice)

History

The original palace was built in the 14th century. It was redesigned in Venetian Gothic style for the

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in 1475. In 1525, it became the private residence of Doge Andrea Gritti. The second facade on the Campo was designed in the 16th century. The canal facade once had frescoes, now lost, by

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. An additional story was added in the late 19th century.

Hotel

The palace remained a private residence in the 19th century, but took paying guests.

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and his wife Effie lived at the Palazzo Gritti while he wrote '' The Stones of Venice''."Hotel History"
Gritti Palace web site
/ref> In 1895, it became a hotel, connected to an adjoining hotel. In 1947, it was bought by the Compagnia Italiana Grandi Alberghi and renamed the Gritti Palace Hotel. It became part of

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in 1994. It had a major renovation in 2011–2013. Starwood was bought by

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in 2016.Adam Gopnik, "Chuck Chewning Renovates the Historic Gritti Palace in Venice", ''

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May 1, 2013
/ref> The hotel itself is now a part of Marriott's "The Luxury Collection". The luxury hotel has 82 rooms, including 10 suites. It has two restaurants, the Club del Doge, and the Gritti Terrace directly on the Grand Canal, which offers food as well as the Bar Longhi and the Riva Lounge. There is also a

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, the Gritti Epicurean School, in the hotel."Dining
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In film

Several exterior and interior scenes in

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's ''

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'' (1982) were filmed at the Gritti, as were several scenes in

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'' (1996).''Tutti dicono I love you'', Location verificate, ''il Davinotti'

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Bibliography

* Marcello Brusegan. ''La grande guida dei monumenti di Venezia''. Roma, Newton & Compton, 2005 * ''Guida d'Italia – Venezia ed Milano'', Touring Editor, 2007

External links

Official site of hotel

References

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