The Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Vecchia is a
palazzo on the
Grand Canal in the
sestiere of
San Marco,
Venice
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,
Italy
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.
Overview
The palazzo is located between the
Rialto Bridge and
St Mark's Square. The original Palazzo Mocenigo consisted of four different buildings built for the
Mocenigo family, 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
Francesco Contin (1585, Lugano, Switzerland – 1654 Venice, Italy) was a Swiss-Italian sculptor and architect.
Contin designed the Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Vecchia on the Grand Canal in Venice, built between 1623 and 1625. He designed the interi ...
and built between 1623 and 1625.
See also
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
Sources
* Italian Wikipedia:
:it:Palazzi Mocenigo.
References
External links
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Houses completed in 1625
Mocenigo Casa Vecchia
Mocenigo Casa Vecchia
1625 establishments in Italy