Palazzo Zen (Palazzo Zen ai Frari), Venice

Palazzo Zen (or Palazzo Zen ai Frari) is a palace in Venice, located in the San Polo district, in an equidistant position from the Frari, the State Archives and Campo San Stin, towards which the main facade looks, located on the rio of San Stin.

 

History

The palace, a fifteenth-century building wanted by the Zeno family as a residence, is still owned by the family today. It was remodeled in the following centuries, always maintaining its stylistic structure.

 

Description

The building is a three-storey Gothic palazzo arranged in an L shape. The two main floors have the same opening on the façade, consisting of a central pointed arch quadrifora and two single Gothic lancet windows on each side; all the openings on the two main floors have a balustrade. Inside, the neoclassical ceilings by Sebastiano Santi should be mentioned.

 

 

 

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