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Palace in Venice, Italy
Ca' Farsetti
is a palace in
Venice
,
Italy
.
[1]
It is located in the
sestiere
(district) of
San Marco
, and faces the
Grand Canal
, not far from the
Ponte di Rialto
. The neighboring building is
Palazzo Cavalli
.
History
[
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]
The palace was built in the 13th century by the heirs of doge
Enrico Dandolo
. The palace however suffered near destruction in a fire in 1524.:
[2]
Federigo Contarini, who bought it in 1440, added two further floors. It was acquired around 1670 by the Farsetti family, who established here an academy in the 18th century. In the early 19th century it was converted into a hotel, and, in 1926, it became a property of the municipality of Venice.
Architecture
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]
The lower floors are in
Venetian-Byzantine style
with a portico with
Corinthian columns
, similar to that of the neighbouring
Ca' Loredan
.
[
citation needed
]
The
piano nobile
has fifteen arcades connected by a
balustrade
. The second floor and the
mezzanine
are in Renaissance style.
Events
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]
On 27 September 2014, the American film star
George Clooney
and the British human rights lawyer
Amal Alamuddin
were officially married at Ca' Farsetti
[3]
[4]
by Clooney's friend
Walter Veltroni
, the former mayor of
Rome
.
[5]
References
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edit
]
- ^
Brusegan, Marcello (2005).
La grande guida dei monumenti di Venezia
. Rome: Newton & Compton.
ISBN
88-541-0475-2
.
- ^
Alcuni palazzi: ed antichi edificii di Venezia
, by
Giuseppe Tassini
, Filippi Editori, Tipografia M. Fontana, Venice (1879): pages 7-8.
- ^
Kington, Tom (September 27, 2014).
"George Clooney Marries In Venice Ceremony"
.
Sky News
. Retrieved
September 27,
2014
.
- ^
Maestro, Felix (September 30, 2014).
"Amal and George Clooney 5 years together"
. insta4likes.com
. Retrieved
September 27,
2014
.
- ^
Squires, Nick (September 15, 2014).
"George Clooney 'to be married by ex-Rome mayor'
"
.
The Daily Telegraph
. Retrieved
September 27,
2014
.
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