Palazzo dei Dieci Savi is a palace on the
Canal Grande,
Venice
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, northern
Italy. It is included in the ''
sestiere'' (quarter) of
San Polo and is not far from the
Rialto Bridge, on the opposite side from the
Palazzo dei Camerlenghi
Palazzo dei Camerlenghi is a Renaissance palazzo in Venice, northern Italy, located in the ''sestiere'' (quarter) of San Polo. It faces the Canal Grande, adjacent to the Rialto Bridge.
History
Viewed from the terrace of the Fondaco dei Tedes ...
.
It was built in the first half of the 16th century, under design of
Antonio Abbondi Antonio Abbondi generally known as Scarpagnino (died 1549) was an Italian architect of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Venice.
Biography
Born at Grosio, in Valtellina. In 1505, he became the superintendent of reconstruction for the Fondaco ...
. It was the seat of the ''
Dieci Savi alle Decime
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'', the magistrates in charge of the finances of the
Republic of Venice, maintaining this function until the end of the latter in 1797. Until 2014 it housed the city's water officers (''
Magistrato alle Acque
The ''Magistrato alle Acque'' () was a collective magistracy of the Republic of Venice, responsible for water management in the Venetian Lagoon. It comprised a series of boards of magistrates established in the early 16th century, and existed unti ...
'').
Description
The palace has a longer façade on the Ruga (alley) degli Osei and a shorter one on the Canal Grande. The former has a portico with 37 arcades, whose ceiling, with
cross vaults, is covered by frescoes, most of which are preserved in a good state.
The two upper floors, divided by two thick frames, feature 37
mullioned windows with undecorated stone frames. At the top is a notched frame in correspondence with the attic. The façade on the canal is similar: It has four arcades at the bottom and five pairs of rectangular mullioned windows at the upper floors.
The only decorative elements are the 16th-century statue of Justice (second floor) at the corner, and a bas-relief with a Lion of St. Mark (1848), dating to the short-lived
Republic of St. Mark (1848).
Sources
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Dei Dieci Savi
Dei Dieci Savi
Renaissance architecture in Venice