Palazzo Giustinian, Gothic palace in Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy.
Palazzo Giustinian consists of two symmetrical buildings connected by a central entrance, featuring late Gothic architecture with numerous tall windows, arched trilobulated loggias, and quadrilobed oculi inspired by the Doge's Palace design.
Built in the mid-15th century around 1452 by the Bon family, with Giovanni and Bartolomeo Bon credited as the architects, the palace was commissioned by the Giustinian family and later acquired by Baron Giorgio Franchetti in 1894.
The palace served as residence for notable figures including painter Natale Schiavoni who accumulated a valuable art collection, composer Richard Wagner who composed the second act of Tristan and Isolde here, and American writer William Dean Howells in the 1860s.
Currently housing facilities of Ca' Foscari University in one section, the palace is accessible from the Grand Canal by water and from land through Campiello dei Squellini, maintaining both academic and historical functions.
The palace features two distinct courtyards and rear gardens, with one section known as Ca' Giustinian dei Vescovi containing Lombard columns and a Gothic staircase, while the other boasts a spacious garden with medieval staircases.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 60,000 contributors worldwide.
