Palazzo Emo alla Maddalena is a palace in Venice overlooking the Grand Canal between Palazzo Molin Querini and Palazzo Soranzo Piovene.
The palace was built in the 17th century. Angelo Emo (1731-1792), admiral of the navy, of the San Simeon Piccolo branch, did not live in this building. The palace was in fact acquired by the Emo di San Leonardo at the beginning of the 17th century thanks to the marriage, in 1610, of Alvise Emo, natural son of Francesco and Cassandra Donà, with Eleonora Rodriguez di Diego: in 1616, with part of Diego's inheritance Rodriguez, the station house on the Grand Canal and some houses were bought, also at the Maddalena ferry. (Before the building belonged to the Viaro family). In the mid 18th century the owners were Francesco and Gerolamo Emo q. Alvise, who in 1749 allowed, by prior agreement, the addition of the adjoining Palazzo Molin Querini to be completed.
Like the adjacent Palazzo Molin Querini, it has a facade divided into two sections and therefore a dual orientation. This expedient had the sole purpose of accommodating the sinuosity of the canal. The facade has some anachronisms and seems to date back to the 16th century. The facade is spread over four floors, presenting ground floor, mezzanine, main floor and attic. The expressive power of the facade is concentrated in the group consisting of the water portal and the overlying serliana. On the main floor there are also single lancet windows, two to the right and three to the left of the serliana.