Palazzo Genovese a Venezia

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Just a few steps away from the Basilica of the Madonna della Salute, its enormous bulk almost seems to hide the adjoining place of worship.
Walking along the Grand Canal, in the direction of Rialto, one can immediately notice the beauty of this palace, built in the typical Venetian-Gothic style.

Its construction dates back to the end of the nineteenth century, precisely 1892, by the hand of the architect Edoardo Trigomi Mattei in the place where the ancient abbey of San Gregorio stood, from which the name of the field derives.

The main facade faces the Grand Canal and follows the Gothic-Venetian style; at first glance, it is easy to think, due to the remarkable similarities, of Palazzo Ducale or Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti, now the seat of the Veneto Institute of Sciences, Letters and Arts.

As expected from the classic architecture of Venetian palaces, the

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