Palazzo Adoldo, Renaissance palace in Santa Croce district, Venice, Italy

Palazzo Adoldo is a Renaissance palace on the Grand Canal in the Santa Croce district, at civic numbers 711-712, beside the campiello della Comare and next to Palazzo Foscari Contarini. Its facade has three floors plus a mezzanine: simple rectangular openings on white stone at ground level, two noble floors with a central bifora on Ionic columns flanked by a pair of monoforas, and a raised attic with a lunette over three square windows, topped by an eagle statuette.

The Adoldo family came from Greece and became part of Venetian aristocracy, holding this property for generations. Later, Lucia Adoldo donated the building to the parish of San Simeon Piccolo, marking a major shift in its purpose.

The facade carries a stone inscription recording that Lucia Adoldo donated the palace to the parish of San Simeon Piccolo, and that in 1520 the unsafe building was rebuilt and enlarged by Vittore Spiera. The same stone also bears two reliefs on the first noble floor.

This building sits close to the Grand Canal, next to San Simeon Piccolo church and Palazzo Foscari Contarini, making it simple to reach. Water transport is the natural way to approach this area and view the palace from the water.

The top of the facade carries a raised central element with a lunette above three paired square windows, crowned by a small eagle statuette. The palace shares its role as the Venetian seat of INAIL with the neighbouring Palazzo Foscari Contarini.