Palazzo Correr Contarini Zorzi, overlooking the Grand Canal between Palazzo Querini Papozze and Palazzo Gritti, is a building in Venice located in the Cannaregio district. The building is also known as Ca' dei Cuori, given the presence of the latter in some wrought iron coats of arms on the facade.
Built in 1678 on the site of an ancient Gothic palace, of which only
the corner columns survive, it became the home of many noble families:
built by the Corrers, it then passed to the Soranzo, Zorzi and Contarini
families. Antonio Correr lived in this building, known for being one of
the few patricians who refused to wear a wig, then considered a status
symbol characteristic of the noble classes. Around 1840 Giovanni di
Sebastiano lived there: in the following century, when the building
belonged to the de Mombells, the terrace was added which concludes the
facade.
The building has recently been refurbished.
The building, which monumentally overlooks the Grand Canal with a
majestic seventeenth-century facade, is characterized by the presence of
two imposing monumental water portals, marked by arched heads and
composed of a main opening surrounded by four small quadrangular
windows: their however, is not respected by the openings of the upper
floors.
There are two noble floors, of equal importance and of
the same design: they are distinguished by the presence of a three-light
window with a round arch with a small balcony, moved to the left and
flanked by pairs of single-lancet windows, which also continue on part
of the side facade. Bands in Istrian stone highlight the symmetrical and
harmonious arrangement of the elements, particularly highlighting the
precision of the design. A truly remarkable element is certainly also
the white balustrade, which delimits an extensive terrace and is
supported by an indented frame. Inside there are neoclassical frescoes.