Palazzo Tiepolo Passi (Palazzetto Tiepolo or Palazzo Tiepoletto Passi), Venice

Palazzo Tiepolo Passi, also known as Palazzetto Tiepolo or Palazzo Tiepoletto Passi, is a palace in Venice, located in the San Polo district and overlooking the right side of the Grand Canal, between Palazzo Soranzo Pisani and Palazzo Giustinian Persico.

 

History

From an apartment in this building, on November 3, 1945, Radio Venezia Giulia broadcasts were broadcast aimed at giving information and psychological support to the Italian population of the Venezia Giulia region and in particular to those residing in Istria under Tito's Yugoslav control. The task of opening the radio had been coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Count Justo Giusti del Giardino.

 

Architecture

It is a building with a narrow and tall shape, which is spread over four levels, where only the first floor has architectural merits.

The ground floor with mezzanine has a stone base and a water portal with an architrave positioned on the right. The first noble floor has, on the left, a small terrace with a mullioned window with trefoil arches, with fioroni at the apex separated by a central column, while on the right there are two single lancet windows with trefoil arches. The other floors have four openings following the windows below.

 

 

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