Palazzo Barbarigo Nani Mocenigo, Gothic palace in Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy.
Palazzo Barbarigo Nani Mocenigo is a Gothic palace in Venice with a square-shaped front that rises across three levels. The facade displays Gothic doorways and centered four-part windows supported by railings, showing the typical Venetian style of the era.
The palace dates to the 15th century and was the residence of the Barbarigo family. It formed part of the dowry Elena Barbarigo, daughter of Doge Agostino Barbarigo, brought to her husband Giorgio Nani, and passed from him to their son Bernardo, founder of the San Trovaso branch. In the first half of the 19th century that branch died out and the complex passed to distant Nani Mocenigo relatives who had lived on the Cannaregio fondamenta.
The name joins two families: the Barbarigo, whose daughter Elena, child of Doge Agostino Barbarigo, brought the palace as dowry to Giorgio Nani, and the Nani Mocenigo, distant relatives who moved in after the San Trovaso branch died out in the first half of the 19th century. Part of the building still belongs to that family, while the rest was bought by Ca' Foscari University for its Department of Italian Studies and library. Since 2022 it operates as the Hotel Nani Mocenigo Palace.
The palace stands on the Fondamenta Nani along the Rio San Trovaso, beside Campo San Trovaso in Dorsoduro. Part of the building still belongs to the Nani Mocenigo family, while the rest became a hotel in 2022. The Accademia and the Zattere waterfront are a short walk away.
The first noble floor displays ancestral coats of arms on its walls, documenting the family's long lineage. From the terrace you can look out over the San Trovaso and Giudecca canals and see the lagoon from an unexpected angle.
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