Palazzo Zorzi Bon

Palazzo Zorzi Bon is a historic palace in Venice located in the Castello district.[1][2] The building inspired the book The Zorzi Affair by the American writer Sylva Prince.[3]

Palazzo Zorzi Bon
Palazzo Zorzi Bon
General information
TypeResidential
Architectural styleGothic
AddressCastello district
Town or cityVenice
CountryItaly
Coordinates45°26′11.62″N 12°20′33.69″E
Construction started14th century
Technical details
Floor count4 levels

Architecture

The palace has four levels. Squeezed between Palazzo Zorzi Galeoni, with which it was once communicating, and the Palazzo Grimani di Santa Maria Formosa, the Palazzo Zorzi Bon boasts a 14th-century Gothic architecture which, although modified by Renaissance interventions, still retains a pentafora on the noble floor, surmounted by a quadrifora on the attic floor.[4][5] These windows are each flanked by two pairs of monoforas.

All windows of the noble floor have projecting balconies. On the mezzanine below, the window structure is repeated, albeit with small, rectangular windows. On the ground floor, there are two arched portals to the water, shifted from the center to the left, with a small oval window between them. To the right of the right portal is the third portal to the water, which was bricked up. The entire facade is made of exposed brickwork; the frames of the openings and the balconies are made of Istrian stone.

References

  1. Buckley, Jonathan; Robinson, Hilary (1998). The Rough Guide to Venice. Rough Guides. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-85828-380-7.
  2. Douglas, Hugh A. (21 December 2012). Venice on Foot. Read Books Ltd. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-4474-8609-1.
  3. "LA PORTA BLU Y OTRAS 4 MISTERIOSAS PUERTAS AZULES EN VENECIA". venecisima.com. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. "Palazzo Zorzi-Bon". Dimora Italia Real Estate. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. "Palazzo Zorzi Bon Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Castello : a Luxury 公寓 for 出售 - Castello Venice, Veneto Property ID:2192213888 | Christie's International Real Estate" (in Chinese). Christies Real Estate. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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