Cà d'Zan, Mediterranean Revival mansion in Sarasota, United States.

Cà d'Zan is a Mediterranean-style waterfront residence overlooking Sarasota Bay with a distinctive five-story tower. The building contains 56 rooms including guest suites, a ballroom, and a great hall that faces the water.

John and Mable Ringling bought the waterfront estate in 1911 and wintered in its 1895 house, Palms Elysian, for over a decade. In 1924 they commissioned New York architect Dwight James Baum to design a new winter residence, built by Owen Burns and finished shortly before Christmas 1926 at a cost of about $1.5 million. The Ringlings had visited Venice, and the design drew on the Doge's Palace, Ca' d'Oro and the Hotel Grunwald, with 16th-century Spanish tiles used for the roof.

The name Cà d'Zan means "House of John" in Venetian dialect, chosen by John Ringling over the project's formal title, "The Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ringling". The ballroom ceiling holds 26 canvas paintings by Willy Pogany titled "Dancers of the different Nations", while Robert Webb Jr. painted Venetian-style ornament on the pecky cypress ceiling of the great hall. The Ringlings often hosted guests such as Will Rogers, Florenz Ziegfeld and New York mayor Jimmy Walker, and their yacht Zalophus was frequently moored in front of the house.

The property sits directly on the bay and is easily accessible from the main roads. Visitors should allow adequate time to explore the numerous rooms and areas throughout the building.

The name comes from Venetian dialect and means "House of John," reflecting the personal connection of the owner to this residence. This choice of name reveals how deeply Italian inspiration ran through the home's story.