Thursday, September 5, 2013

Venice's Grand Canal/Left Bank (9/5/2013)

Thursday, September 5, 2013 continued.
Again on the vaporetto/water bus Line #2, this time to view the left bank of the Grand Canal.
Starting with a view towards Piazza San Marco/St Mark's Square:
And we think highway billboards are unsightly! The Gucci ad is on the Zecca/Mint and the Giardini Reali/Royal Gardens are on the left.
The location of Harry's Bar (1931) and the Fonteghetto della Farina/Flour (15C):
We didn't make it into Harry's to try a Bellini cocktail.
Ca' Giustinian (15C):
Hotel Bauer (18C, Gothic):
Ca' Badoer Tiepolo/Hotel Europa (16-17C) and Ca' Barozzi Correr Emo Treves de Bonfili (17C):
Hotel Regina:
Ca' Giustinian Michiel Alvise (17C) and Ca' Gaggia:
Ca' Contarini Fasan/Casa di Desdemona (15C) and Ca' Contarini (15C):
The casa on the left is the legendary home of Shakespeare's Desdemona who was killed by her jealous husband, Othello.
Ca' Manolesso Ferro Fini (15C):
Ca' Flangini Fini (17C):
Ca' Pisani Gritti/Hotel Gritti Palace (15C):
Note the canalside terrace restaurant.
Two Case Barbarigo, Ca' Manin Contarini (15C) and Ca' Venier Contarini (16C):
A better look at Ca' Barbarigo Minotto (15C) and Ca' Barbarigo (17C):
Ca' Corner della Ca' Granda (1532, by Jacopo Sansovino):
Casina delle Rose or Casetta Rossa/Red Cottage (19C):
Sculptor Antonio Canova had a studio here.
Ca' Chiod (19C):
Casa Stecchini (17C):
Casa Succi (17C):
Ca' Pisani a Santo Stefano (18C):
Ca' Benzon Foscolo (17C):
Ca' Barbaro Curtis (15C):
Ca' Gussoni Cavalli Franchetti (15C):
A view back along the Grand Canal from Ponte dell'Accademia:
Ca' Civran Badoer Barozzi:
Ca' Giustinian Lolin (17C, Baldassare Longhena) to the right:
Ca' Falier Canossa (15C):
Ca' del Duca (15C):
Ca' Tecchio Mamoli (19C):
Ahh, some greenery:
Ca' Cappello Malipiero Barnabo (17C):
San Samuele (rebuilt 1685) and Casa Sezanne (20C):
16C building and Ca' Grassi (1797):
Ca' Grassi is the last of the Venetian Republic palaces to be built.
Ca' da Lezze (15C), 16-17C building at corner, Ca' Moro Lin dei Tredici Finestre (17C):
Ca' da Lezze (15C):
Ca' Erizzo Soderini Nani Mocenigo (15C):
Ca' Mocenigo Vecchia (15C) and Ca' Contarini delle Figure (16C):
Poet Lord Byron rented Ca' Mocenigo Vecchia in 1818.
Ca' Mocenigo (16C):
Ca' Corner Gheltof (16C) and Ca' Mocenigo Nuova (16C):
Magazzino/warehouse and 20C building:
Ca' Garzoni e Moro (15C):
Casa Barocci (19C) and Hotel Sant'Angelo:
Ca' Lando Corner Spinelli (c.1485, attributed to Mauro Codussi), Casa Salom (19C) Casa Campiello Teatro:
Casa Tornielli (19C) and Ca' Curti Valmarana (17C):
Ca' Querini Benzon (18C):
Casa Marinoni (19C) and Casa de Spirt (20C):
Ca' d'Anna Viaro Martinengo Volpi di Misurata (16C):
Ca' Corner Contarini dei Cavalli (15C), Ca' Tron Memmo (19C) and Ca' Tron (15C):
Ca' Grimani di San Luca (16C, by Michele Sanmicheli):
Ca' Corner Valmarana (17C):
Ca' Corner Martinengo Rava (16C):
Ca' Dandolo Farsetti (12-13C, elements remain of the Venetian-Byzantine style):
Ca' Loredan Corner Piscopia (12C, elements remain of the Venetian-Byzantine style):
16C buildings, Ca' Dandolo (16C) and another 16C building:
16C buildings:
Ca' Bembo (15C):
Ca' Dolfin Manin (16C, by Jacopo Sansovino):
KSS
Has the next door neighbor, Ca' Bembo and its hotel, taken over the parking spaces?
16C, 17C and 16C buildings:
Hotel Rialto:
Casa Riva del Buso:
Fondaco dei Tedeschi/Germans (16C), a major landmark on the Grand Canal, was completely under wraps.
Ca' Ruzzini (20C, former Fondaco dei Persiani):
Ca' Civran (18C) and Casa Perducci (15C):
Ca' Sernagiotto Bevenuti (19C):
Ca' Dolfin (15C) and Ca' Bolani Erizzo (16C):
Okay, here are some gondolas:
Every once in a while a gondolier will break out into song, mostly operatic.
Ca' Zago (17C) and Ca' da Mosto (11C, under wraps):
Ca' Michiel del Brusà (18C) and Ca' Margilli Valmarana Smith (18C):
Ca' Michiel dalle Colonne (17C) and Palazzetto Michiel:
19C building:
Ca' Foscari (15C):
Ca' Morosin Sagredo (14C):
Ca' d'Oro (1428-30):
Ca' Miani Coletti Giusti (18C, Antonio Visentini)
Ca' Fontana Rezzonico Rech (16C):
Ca' Ghisi Boldù Contarini and Ca' Contarini Pisani (17C):
Casa da Lezze (15C):
Ca' Gussoni Grimani della Vida (16C, by Michele Sanmicheli):
Ca' Ruoda (17C) and Casa Velluti (16C):
Palazzetto Barbarigo, Ca' Barbarigo (16C) and Ca' Zulian (17C):
Ca' Molin Querini (17C):
Ca' Emo at Madalena (17C):
Ca' Soranzo Piovene:
Ca' Molin Erizzo (15C):
Ca' Marcello (18C):
Ca' Vendramin Calergi (1481-1509, by Mauro Codussi in Venetian Renaissance style):
Casa Volpi:
San Marcuola (rebuilt 1730, unfinished facade):
Ca' Memmo Martinengo Mandelli (18C):
Ca' Gritti Dandolo (17C) and 16C building:
Casa Spinazzi (19C) and Casa Lucatello (16C):
Ca' Correr Contarini Zorzi (17C):
Casa Campiello Remer:
Ca' Querini Papozze (12-19C):
Palazzo Labia (1646), Canale di Cannaregio, Casa Rio di Cannaregio and Ca' Emo (18C):
Canonica Santi Geremia & Lucia in front of San Geremia (1753, by Carlo Corbellini) and Palazzo Labia (1646):
Cappello di Santa Lucia:
Scuola dei Morti:
Ca' Flangini (17C):
16C building and Casa Seguso (16C):
19C building:
Hotel Continental and 20C building:
Hotel Principe:
Ca' Soranzo Calbo Crotta (14C-17C):
Santa Maria di Nazareth or degli Scalzi (1672-80, Baldassare Longhena & Giuseppe Sardi):
The Carrara marble facade is under wraps.
A view down the Grand Canal from Ponte degli Scalzi/Bridge of the Barefoot Monks:
Stazione FS (Ferrovia del Stato/National Railroad) di Santa Lucia (1954):
Stazione FS di Santa Lucia offices:
That brings us back to the Ponte della Costituzione and Piazzale Roma.

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