Palazzo Zaguri, Gothic palace in San Marco, Venice, Italy.
Palazzo Zaguri is a Gothic palace in Venice's San Marco district, standing along the Rio de San Maurizio canal. Its facade features a five-arched loggia on the upper floor and six arches facing the water, typical of Venetian Gothic design.
The palace was built in 1353 by the Pasqualini family, silk merchants from Milan who had settled in Venice. Over the following centuries it changed hands several times, passing to different prominent Venetian families.
The facade of Palazzo Zaguri still carries heraldic symbols tied to its former owners. Inside the main rooms, finely crafted stucco frames speak to the wealth of the families who once lived there.
The building now works as an exhibition center, with rooms spread across several floors. Visitors who want to see the interior should plan enough time, as there are multiple levels to walk through.
One of the former owners employed Lorenzo da Ponte, the librettist behind Mozart's operas and a close friend of Giacomo Casanova. This detail places the palace within the world of 18th-century Venetian arts and letters.
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