Palazzo Brandolin Rota

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Palazzo Brandolin Rota
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Palazzo Brandolin Rota, façade on Grand Canal.
Palazzo Brandolin Rota
General information
TypeResidential
Architectural style Renaissance
Address Dorsoduro district
Town or city Venice
CountryItaly
Coordinates 45°25′52.54″N12°19′44.57″E / 45.4312611°N 12.3290472°E / 45.4312611; 12.3290472
Construction stopped17th century
Technical details
Floor count3

Palazzo Brandolin Rota is a palace in Venice, Italy, located in the Dorsoduro district and overlooking the Grand Canal, between the Gallerie dell'Accademia and Palazzo Contarini Polignac.

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History

The palazzo was built in the 17th century, initially of only two floors. In the mid-18th century, the structure got to its present size and look. The palace was acquired in the second half of the 1800s by the nobleman Franz Edler von Hruschka. [1] It is currently owned by the Brandolini Rota family.

In the 19th century, the palace was adapted to host the hotel Allbergo dell' Universo, [2] [3] and for a short time it became the home of the famous soprano Toti Dal Monte and poet Robert Browning. [4] In more recent times, the palace hosted the Union of Societies, one of the last gentlemen's clubs in Italy. [5]

The building is now a private home.

Architecture

Palazzo Brandolin Rota is a three-storey building, with a mezzanine level between the ground floor and the first noble floor. The façade on the Grand Canal is quite simple, with a rounded water portal in the center. Each of the two noble floors—erected in different epochs but looking substantially the same—has nine round-headed openings, with the five central units joined to form pentaforas. The balustrades cover all the openings of the first noble floor and only the pentafora of the second one. The building has a raised façade on its top part, terminating with a tympanum of two square single-light windows and a pair of large chimneys.

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References

  1. ↑ Rytiř, Jaroslav (1938). Major František Hruschka (in Czech). p. 12. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Alden, Henry Mills; Allen, Frederick Lewis; Hartman, Lee Foster; Wells, Thomas Bucklin (1896). Harper's Magazine. Harper's Magazine Foundation. p. 218. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Orr, Alexandra (2019). Life and Letters of Robert Browning. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 198. ISBN   9783734082245 . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Orr, Alexandra L. (1908). Life and letters of Robert Browning. Greenwood Press. p. 311. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Whiting, Lilian (2018). Italy - The Magic Land. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 190. ISBN   9783732654772 . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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