Ca' Farsetti

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.

View of Ca' Farsetti from the Grand Canal in Venice.

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.

The lower floors are in Venetian-Byzantine style with a portico with Corinthian columns, similar to that of the neighbouring Ca' Loredan. The piano nobile has fifteen arcades connected by a balustrade. The second floor and the mezzanine are in Renaissance style.

Events

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] by Clooney's friend Walter Veltroni, the former mayor of Rome.[4]

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References
  1. Brusegan, Marcello (2005). La grande guida dei monumenti di Venezia. Rome: Newton & Compton. ISBN 88-541-0475-2.
  2. Alcuni palazzi: ed antichi edificii di Venezia, by Giuseppe Tassini, Filippi Editori, Tipografia M. Fontana, Venice (1879): pages 7-8.
  3. Kington, Tom (September 27, 2014). "George Clooney Marries In Venice Ceremony". Sky News. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  4. 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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