Palazzo Grassi

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Elegant and austere, this palace overlooks the Grand Canal and represents the last gift to the city before the fall of the Venetian Republic.
What makes this place unique is the perfect combination of the temporary modern art exhibitions and their splendid container, of pure minimalist architecture, by its creator Tadao Ando.

In order to erect a direction worthy of family prestige, Zuanne and Angelo Grassi acquired over the years several properties in the area between the Grand Canal and Campo San Samuele.

The works began around 1748, Giorgio Massari was in charge of the project but was unable to see the building completed since he died in 1766. Coincidentally, the other great work by Massari, Palazzo Rezzonico, is located on the opposite side of the Grand Canal. front facing the main facade of Palazzo Grassi. The building was finished around 1772, the same year in which one of the family heirs, Paol

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