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Ca' d'Oro |
One of the main important sights of Cannaregio area is the Museum
of “Cà d’Oro”, built in the early
1400s. This beautiful Gothic palace along the Grand Canal of Venice
was originally covered in gold leafs, vermilion and ultramarine
decorations. The palace reveals Moorish influence in its roof and
sinuous pointed arches. Restored in the early 20th century as part
of the Ca' d'Oro complex the buildings contain the Baron Franchetti
valuable private collection of paintings, sculpture, and furniture.
In 1927 a museum was opened containing many works by Titian and
Tintoretto and Gothic and Renaissance furniture. The two rows open
galleries give it a special lightness, in particular at night when
the facade is illuminated and is reflected in the water below.
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Another important attraction of the area, is certainly the Casinò
of Venice, hosted in the Palace of Ca' Vendramin
Calergi, located on the Grand Canal, which the first great
palace of the venetian Renaissance.
The palace was built in 1481 and it takes on one of the owners'
names, Vittorio Calergi, and from its successors, the Vendramin
family. In 1959 Ca' Vendramin Calergi become the venue of the most
prestigious Municipal Casino' of Venice which is surely among the
most beautiful gaming houses of the world. The charm of the splendid
halls decorated magnificently adds to the magic of the green tables
and creates a background, unique to the exciting nights that the
gaming house knows how to offer its guests.
Palazzo Vendramin Calergi |
In the area you will find the little Church of San Marziale:
this baroque church was completely rebuilt between 1693 and 1721on
its original medieval structure. The Rococò frescoes by Sebastiano
Ricci are the principal touristic recall. The central painting on
the ceiling shows the ‘Glory of Saint Martial’.
Not far from the Church of S. Marziale, discover the Church
of Madonna dell’Orto, originally built in the 14th
century, this church was first dedicated to St. Christopher, who
is depicted in sculpture above the entrance door but it changed
its name when a miracle-working statue of the Virgin found in a
nearby garden (orto in Italian) was brought inside. This was Tintoretto's
parish church, and it contains several of his beautiful frescoes,
as well as his tomb. Inside the chapel of San Mauro, is a statue
of the
Casinò of Venice |
Virgin which inspired the reconstruction of the church. Close to
the Church of Madonna dell’Orto, you will enter in Campo
dei Mori: the "Mori" were three brothers (the
Mastelli brothers) that came from the Peloponnese, who settled in
Venice in the early 12th century, building the Palazzo Mastelli.
Heavily-weathered stone figures of the three brothers stand on the
eastern side of the square. The front statue is Signor Antonio Rioba
– focus of malicious fun and satire as Pasquino in Rome. His
nose was replaced with a makeshift rusty metal one in the 19th century.
Another sight of the area, are the Fondamenta Nuove,
the major 16C town-planning scheme that established the northern
limits of the city. In addition to the splendid view towards the
islands of San Michele and Murano, here it is possible to admire
the elegance of a most austere palace that the doge Leonardo Donà
built here at the beginning of the 17C as a reaction against the
ostentation of the period.
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In southern area of Cannaregio, little hidden between two palaces
rises the Church of S. Maria dei Miracoli, a small
but very precious building. According to tradition, the church was
built from 1481 and 1489 by P. Lombardo, to protect the sacred image
"Virgin between two Saints" which is now on the altar.
The facade is entirely covered with fine marbles, which, according
to the tradition, were left from the work of the Basilica of St.
Mark. The interior, with its tones of light pink, silver, grey and
white is haloed in a soft light. Curious bas relives, which features
mermaids, Triton, small animals, flowers and other figures, run
along the length of the pilasters and also around the base of the
church.
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