Palazzo Genovese is a palace in Venice, located in the Dorsoduro district (173) and overlooking the Grand Canal, a few meters from the basilica of Santa Maria della Salute. The rear facade overlooks the abbey of San Gregorio.
The palace was built in 1892, based on a project by the architect
Edoardo Trigomi Mattei, as the Venetian residence of the Genovese
family.
After a long period of decline during the second half of
the twentieth century, an important restoration was completed in 2009,
with conversion into a luxury hotel.
During this last restoration
some elements of archaeological value were found: in addition to the
remains of the monastery of San Gregorio, those of wooden housing
structures dating back to the 9th century and a stone building from the
7th century were found.
The architectural style of this building, of imposing dimensions, is
an example of Venetian neo-Gothic: in fact, the stylistic features that
Trigomi Mattei has taken from Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti are clear.
It is arranged over three floors with the facade on the Grand Canal
designed symmetrically: each floor has four Gothic single-lancet windows
on each side, in a stone frame. Centrally, on the ground floor, three
paired ogival portals overlook the water, while on the two noble floors,
two hexaphores with parapets are superimposed. The motif of the windows
is a classic reference to that of the first floor of Palazzo Ducale.
The rear facade of the building, visible from the small square of
the abbey, where it overlooks a courtyard with a well enclosed by walls,
repeats the layout of the main one, albeit with more unadorned openings,
decorated only on the first floor with bas-reliefs.