Palazzo Querini Benzon, Palace on Grand Canal, San Marco, Italy.

Palazzo Querini Benzon is a palace on the left bank of the Grand Canal in the San Marco district, between Casa De Sprit and Casa Tornielli at the mouth of the rio di Ca' Michiel. Its water portal with a staircase opens onto a stone-clad ground floor; above, the piano nobile has a round-arched quadrifora flanked by two pairs of monoforas, all with balconies. The upper facade is plastered and set with six symmetrically arranged pateras, and a balustraded terrace sits centrally above the cornice.

Built in the early 18th century on the site of a demolished structure, the palace became famous through Marina Querini (1757–1839), wife of Pietro Giovanni Benzon, who around the fall of the Republic of Venice in 1797 turned her residence into one of the city's most renowned literary salons. In 1897 the building was raised with a second noble floor copying the lower one, and a roof terrace was added; in the early 20th century the ground-floor serliana was transformed, merging the side windows of the water portal into large round-arched windows.

Marina Querini, wife of Pietro Giovanni Benzon, made the palace one of Venice's best-known literary salons around the fall of the Republic in 1797. Its guests included Lord Byron, Thomas Moore, Ugo Foscolo, Antonio Canova, Stendhal and Chateaubriand. The building now holds private apartments.

The building is within walking distance of major transportation hubs, making it easy to reach when exploring the city on foot. Keep in mind that arrival to Venice involves water transport, so comfortable shoes are helpful for navigating between sites.

In the 1890s the structure received an additional floor that mirrors the design of the main floor, complete with a central terrace and balustrades. This expansion shows how the palace was adapted to meet the needs of the time while preserving its visual harmony.