DK Travel : Venice : Architecture

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Bridge with No Parapet

One of only two remaining bridges with no side protection, this one spans a quiet side canal in Cannaregio. The other is the Ponte del Diavolo on Torcello.
Canal Entrance

Where the family’s private gondolas were moored and visitors were received.
Cantieri Navali

A state-of-the-art research centre on coastal and marine technology now accounts for another vast area of the Arsenale. The 16th–19th-century shipyards, set amid a lush garden, were converted in 1991.
Carlo Scarpa

Modernist Scarpa (1906–78) admirably reorganized both the Accademia collection and the Querini Stampalia along Japanese-inspired lines.
Ca’ Dario

Framed multicoloured round stones (tondi ) embellish this privately owned asymmetrical palace dating from 1486. It was built for Giovanni Dario, ambassador to Constantinople, where he negotiated a peace treaty bringing long-term hostilities between Venice and the Turks to a temporary halt (see Ca’ Dario).
Ca’ d’Oro

The original lapis-lazuli, vermilion and gold façade has long faded, but the breathtaking Gothic delicacy of this “golden palace” is intact, with exquisite marble tracery and arcaded loggias crafted by 15th-century stonemasons (see Ca’ d’Oro).
Ca’ Foscari

Set on a strategic bend of the Grand Canal, this excellent example of late Gothic architecture has a series of mullioned windows facing the water, surmounted by an Istrian stone frieze. Once home to the long-ruling Doge Francesco Foscari, today it is part of the University of Venice.
Ca’ Rezzonico

This glittering palace adorned with Tiepolo ceiling frescoes, majestic Murano glass chandeliers and elaborate carved period furniture, has undergone extensive renovation. It is now home to the Museum of 18th-century Venetian Life.
Central Well

This received filtered rain water for the palazzo’s main water supply.
CIGA Warehouses

One of the city’s best public sports facilities is located in this series of modest repositories, including an indoor swimming pool, gym and bowls facilities.