CÀ D'ORO, Palace

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  • Author: STEFANO ZUFFI E DAVIDE TORTORELLA
  • Language: English / USA

Hi, I'm James, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.

Today I'll accompany you through Ca' d'Oro, which is one of the most fairy-tale like buildings in Venice!

If you've already had the chance to pass it on a vaporetto or gondola on the Grand Canal, you were probably quite enchanted by the sight of Ca' d'Oro's façade, which is the most famous and best preserved Gothic palace in the city. The triple series of arches, the convoluted battlements, and the marble coating make this building the very symbol of the splendor of the Republic of Venice, even if the gilding that gave the palace its nickname faded away centuries ago.

Ca' d'Oro was built in the first half of the 15th century for the aristocrat Marino Contarini: the building's project was designed by Lombard master builders, but its decoration was entrusted to a Venetian artist who also worked at the Doge's Palace....

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