Palazzo Gradenigo, Gothic palace in Santa Croce district, Venice, Italy

Palazzo Gradenigo stands in Santa Croce on the Rio Marin, near Palazzo Soranzo Cappello and the church of San Simeone Profeta. Its three-storey facade plus a square-windowed attic has two ground-floor portals on the water; the first noble floor holds ten balustraded single-lancet windows, the second larger windows with a quadrifora at the far left, matched by a trifora on the garden side.

The residence was built in the late 1600s for the Gradenigo family by architect Domenico Margutti, who had studied under the influential Baldassare Longhena. Margutti's design reflects the architectural principles of his master during that period of Venetian building.

The palace gardens, still intact in the early 1900s, inspired settings in Gabriele D'Annunzio's novel Il Fuoco. The writer knew this stretch of Rio Marin, and the gardens' fame rested on their size, once among the largest in Venice. Only a small part survives today.

The palace underwent major restoration work in 1999 that carefully preserved its original structural and decorative elements. Access to the interior and gardens may be limited depending on current conditions and visiting arrangements.

Inside, the palace preserves original 1600s stucco work and 1700s frescoes, with some wall paintings created by artist Jacopo Guarana. These decorative elements reveal the skilled craftsmanship that went into finishing this residence.