The Palazzo Giustinian Lolin is a

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style palace located on the Grand Canal of

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, Italy. The present facade was designed circa 1630 by

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. It is used as an exhibition venue for the

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History

A palace at the site was constructed in the 14th century by the Lolin family, but rebuilt in the 17th century by the Giustianian family with designs of

. Longhena's design still maintains traces of the original gothic plan, with narrow peaked windows. His facade stacks the three

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s: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. In the 19th century, the palace had varied residents. In 1836, the doctor Francesco Aglietti died here. Later in the 19th century, it was owned by the dancer Maria Taglioni, and by the former

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, Maria Luisa. In the 20th century, it was the home of the Ugo and Olga Levi Foundation for Music Studies, founded in 1962. The Levis were a wealthy jewish mercantile and banking family of Venice. The couple was able to survive persecution during the war, hiding as farmers in the countryside.Fondazione Levi
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History

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