Palazzo Gritti or Gritti Dandolo is a palace in Venice, located in the Cannaregio district and overlooking the Grand Canal between Palazzo Memmo Martinengo Mandelli and Palazzo Correr Contarini Zorzi.
Of medieval origin, when it appeared with the classic Venetian Gothic lines, Palazzo Gritti underwent a heavy renovation in the 17th century, when the openings were radically changed, but not the dimensions.
The facade, which is made up of three levels, has a large round
arched portal on the ground floor, with direct access to the canal.
The two noble floors, having a symmetrical structure, are opened by
a pair of single-lancet windows on each side, with a five-lancet window
in the centre; these openings are all equipped with stone parapets.
To the right of the main body, a smaller building belongs to the
Palazzo Gritti complex: three floors, with a portico supported by small
columns on the ground floor; on the façade there are two white
bas-reliefs, depicting the coats of arms of the Gritti and Dandolo
families, who were respectively the noble owners. This minor building,
of sixteenth-century origin, owes its current form to a
nineteenth-century reconstruction.