Palazzo Donà Balbi is a palace in Venice, located in the Santa Croce district, overlooking the right side of the Grand Canal on the foundations of Riva di Biasio opposite Palazzo Flangini and the church of San Geremia.
The current building was built in the 17th century most likely by joining three adjacent buildings. Owned by the Province of Venice, the building is the seat of the Regional School Office and is currently part of the city's real estate that the institution has put up for sale.
The sober plastered facade is divided into three parts with the
particularity that the one on the right is the main one, presenting the
only access door and with four-light windows with balconies on both the
two main floors flanked by a single-lancet window. The other two parts
are instead characterized by three single lancet windows, with those on
the left that are not positioned homogeneously. All the openings have
round arches surmounted by cornices.
The stone ground floor
reveals that two secondary access doors to the building have been closed
over time.