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Detail of the facade of the Palazzo dell'Archivio of Torcello — (Marco Trevisan, Bazzmann/Venipedia)

A building of ancient origins, it was once used as the archives of the Bishopric of Torcello. Today it is the seat of the archaeological section of the Torcello Museum.

The Palazzo dell’Archivio of Torcello is of ancient origins, it was bought in 1887 by Cesare Augusto Levi with the aim of turning it into a place for collecting historical and artistic material of the island, alongside the nearby Palazzo del Consiglio.

The building is composed of a single upper floor - accessed by a staircase - and the ground floor with a portico with by four pillars supporting the façade. It is believed that the building once resembled that of the Council, including the turret on the roof, and that between the two palaces - the Council and the Archive - once ex

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