Palazzo Corner della Ca' Granda, also called Ca' Corner della Ca' Granda or simply Palazzo Corner or Palazzo Cornaro, is a
Renaissance
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-style palace located between the ''Casina delle Rose'' and the Rio di
San Maurizio (Venice)
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, across the
Grand Canal from the
Palazzo Venier dei Leoni (
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
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), in the city of Venice,
Italy
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. It is the current seat of the
province of Venice
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It had an area of 2,467 km2, and a total population of 836,916 (2021). The province became the Metropolitan City of Venice by 1 Janu ...
and of the city's
prefect
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.
History
The palace was designed by
Jacopo Sansovino, after a fire that in 1532 had destroyed the previous residence of the
Corner family.
It was one of the first commissions received by the architect in Venice. The previous residence had been purchased by
Giorgio Cornaro, brother of
Caterina Cornaro from the Malombra family.
In 1817, after another fire, Andrea Corner sold the palace to the
Austrian Empire
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, which installed here the Provincial Delegation and, later, the Imperial Lieutnancy. Once the Veneto was
annexed to Italy in 1866, the palace was chosen as the seat of both the province of Venice and of its prefect.
Description
The palace is located not far from
St. Mark's Square. It has a façade divided into two horizontal orders. The lower part has a
rustication decoration, while the upper floors feature a series of large arcades.
In the centre, at the Canal Grande level, is a
portico
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with three arcades, sided by two couples of square windows.
See also
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Palazzo Corner Spinelli
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Palazzo Corner Valmarana
Sources
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External links
boglewood.com/cornaro
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Houses completed in the 16th century
Corner della Ca Grande
Corner della Ca Grande
Renaissance architecture in Venice
Jacopo Sansovino buildings