Palazzo Emo Diedo

Palazzo Emo Diedo is a neoclassical palace in Venice, Italy located in the Santa Croce district, overlooking the Grand Canal, opposite the railway station. The building is located near San Simeone Piccolo.[1][2][3]

Palazzo Emo Diedo
Palazzo Emo Diedo
General information
TypeResidential
Architectural styleNeoclassical
AddressSanta Croce district
Town or cityVenice
CountryItaly
Coordinates45°26′22.56″N 12°19′16.99″E
Construction stopped17th century
Technical details
Floor count3
Design and construction
Architect(s)Andrea Tirali

History

The 17th-century palace is an unfinished project by Andrea Tirali. The structure was built for the Emo family. The architectural style contrasts with then dominant Baroque architecture of Baldassarre Longhena. Then the palace passed to ownership of the Diedo family, hence the second name. Today, the palazzo is occupied by a charity organization.

Architecture

The neoclassical façade consists of a ground floor, noble floor, and a loft of substantial size, for a total of three floors and twenty openings. In the central part of the ground floor there is a portal flanked by two quadrangular windows. The portal is covered with rustication. The noble floor offers a tall trifora decorated with a balustrade and large pediment.[4] The façade terminates with a dentiled cornice. The rest of the façade is quite simple and unadorned. There is a garden in the back side of the structure.

References
  1. "Canal Grande di Venezia - Catalogo illustrato - Palazzo Emo Diedo". www.canalgrandevenezia.it. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. Freely, John (2008). Strolling Through Venice: The Definitive Walking Guidebook to 'La Serenissima'. I. B. Tauris. p. 73. ISBN 9781845115784. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. Borghero, Gertrude (1994). Mythos Venedig (in German). Electa. p. 62. ISBN 9788843547722. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. "Palazzo Diedo Emo, Venice". venice.jc-r.net. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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