The Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Vecchia is a

palazzo A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...

on the Grand Canal in the

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San Marco San Marco is one of the six sestiere (Venice), sestieri of Venice, lying in the heart of the city as the main place of Venice. San Marco also includes the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Although the district includes Piazza San Marco, Saint ...

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Overview

The palazzo is located between the

Rialto Bridge The Rialto Bridge ( it, Ponte di Rialto; vec, Ponte de Rialto) is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Connecting the ' (districts) of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since its fir ...

and St Mark's Square. The original Palazzo Mocenigo consisted of four different buildings built for the

Mocenigo family The House of Mocenigo was a Venetian noble family of Lombard Dalmatian origin. Many of its members were doges, statesmen, and soldiers. Notable members * Tommaso Mocenigo (1343-1423), ''doge'' 1414-1423 * Pietro Mocenigo, ''doge'' from 14 ...

, seven of whom were

Doges of Venice The Doge of Venice ( ; vec, Doxe de Venexia ; it, Doge di Venezia ; all derived from Latin ', "military leader"), sometimes translated as Duke (compare the Italian '), was the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice between 726 a ...

. Other

Palazzi Mocenigo The Palazzi Mocenigo consist of the following complex of palazzos on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy: * Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Nuova * Palazzo Mocenigo detto "il Nero" * Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Vecchia The palazzos are named after the Mocen ...

include the

Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Nuova The Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Nuova is a palazzo on the Grand Canal in the sestiere of San Marco, Venice, Italy. The palazzo is located between the Rialto Bridge and St Mark's Square. The original Palazzo Mocenigo consisted four different building ...

and the

Palazzo Mocenigo Palazzo Mocenigo may be one of the following palazzos in Venice, Italy, named after the Mocenigo family, seven of whom were Doges of Venice: * Palazzo Mocenigo di San Stae, Sestiere of Santa Croce * Palazzi Mocenigo, Sestiere of San Marco: ** Palaz ...

, forming a building complex designed for entertainment.

History

The palazzo is the first building to the left of the complex on the Grand Canal. Despite the name of "Casa Vecchia" ("Old House"), the palazzo is the newest of the complex. It was rebuilt on the site of an earlier medieval factory building, where the philosopher

Giordano Bruno Giordano Bruno (; ; la, Iordanus Brunus Nolanus; born Filippo Bruno, January or February 1548 – 17 February 1600) was an Italian philosopher, mathematician, poet, cosmological theorist, and Hermetic occultist. He is known for his cosmologic ...

stayed in 1592. It was designed by the architect Francesco Contin and built between 1623 and 1625.

Sources

* Italian Wikipedia: :it:Palazzi Mocenigo.

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{{coord missing, Italy Houses completed in 1625 Mocenigo Casa Vecchia Mocenigo Casa Vecchia 1625 establishments in Italy

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