Palazzo Giustinian Businello is an architecture of Venice, located in the San Polo district and overlooking the Grand Canal, to the right of Palazzo Papadopoli.
Dating back to the 13th century, this building was commissioned by
the Morosini family, then passing to the Giustinians.
In the 18th
century the Businellos became its owners, from which it takes its second
name.
In the 19th century it was the home of Maria Taglioni, a
dancer also well known for social affairs.
The facade of Palazzo Giustinian still allows us to glimpse the
characteristics of the Venetian-Byzantine warehouse, despite the
tampering that took place between the 15th and 19th centuries.
The portal remains, once part of the portico with access to the canal on
the ground floor and, centrally on the two noble floors, superimposed
hexaphores with a balustrade. Some ancient bas-reliefs also survive.
The remaining openings, single lancet windows arranged symmetrically
with respect to the central ones, and the third floor, with the third
hexaphora, are the result of more recent renovations and modifications.