Palazzo Giustinian Lolin is a palace in Venice, located in the San Marco district and overlooking the Grand Canal, near Campo Santo Stefano and the Accademia bridge.
The current building was built in the 17th century, based on a
project by the great Venetian architect Baldassare Longhena, of whom it
is an early work; however the building was of ancient foundation, dating
back to the 14th century. It was the home of the Giustinian Lolin family
in San Vidal.
In the 19th century the building passed into the
hands of various families, until it became the home of the family of Ugo
and Olga Levi, around whom a cultural salon gathered which had
illustrious visitors, including Gabriele D'Annunzio. The Ugo and Olga
Levi Foundation is currently located there, founded by the Levi spouses
in 1962 and engaged in the field of musical studies.
Since 2010,
the main part of the building has become the representative office of
the Permasteelisa Group, a company in the architectural envelope sector.
The facade of the building is symmetrical and follows a classical
plan, with two serliane superimposed in a central position on the two
noble floors (of the Ionic order on the first floor, of the Corinthian
order on the second), to which corresponds, on the ground floor, the
portal of 'entrance to the canal; all openings embellished by a mask,
the serliane equipped with a parapet.
The remaining openings are
single lancet windows with a balustrade and a mask in the keystone.
In the attic there is a mezzanine, above which runs an indented
cornice; on the roof rise two characteristic obelisk-shaped pinnacles, a
feature that can also be found in three other palaces on the Grand
Canal, such as Palazzo Belloni Battagia, designed by Longhena himself,
Palazzo Balbi and Palazzo Papadopoli.