Palazzo Falier, located in Venice in the Cannaregio district, is a civil building particularly known for having been the residence of Marin Falier, doge of the Serenissima Republic of Venice who was later executed for having attempted a coup d'état.
Building erected in a primitive form during the 11th century, it was destroyed in a fire and rebuilt in 1105. Subsequently, it was by no means free from alterations, which partially altered its structure. Currently, the first floor is home to a hotel business.
It stands on a characteristic portico with six arches, parallel to Rio dei Santi Apostoli, and overlooks the adjacent Campo with extraordinary monumentality. The facade, exemplification of the Byzantine influence in Venice, has very ancient elements, among which the two mullioned windows with raised corbels, stacked imprecisely, stand out. The decorations dating back to the 13th and 15th centuries are also noteworthy: two panels, two pateras and two Gothic shields. The monochrome of the façade is broken up by single-light windows, positioned in pairs to the side of the multi-light windows.