Palazzo Corner, Mannerist palace in San Marco, Italy.
Palazzo Corner is a three-story palace in the Mannerist style, located in Venice's San Marco district along the Grand Canal. The facade is organized into three horizontal levels, each lined with arched windows framed by columns, and the stone details become progressively lighter from the ground floor upward.
The palace was designed in the 16th century by Jacopo Sansovino for the Corner family, one of Venice's most powerful noble families at the time. It was built on the site of an earlier palace that had burned down, replacing a structure that the family had occupied for generations.
The building stands at a point where several canals meet, giving its former residents a visible position along the main water routes. The facade was designed to be seen from boats, since water was the primary way of moving through the city.
The building sits directly on the Grand Canal and is best seen from the water, for example from a vaporetto. The nearest stop is Sant'Angelo, just a short walk away along the canal path.
The palazzo served for a period as the seat of the Venetian prefecture, housing government offices long after the Corner family had left. This institutional role shaped the interior over time, even though the exterior still reads as a private noble residence.
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