Palazzo Falier Canossa, Gothic art palace in Venice, Italy

Palazzo Falier Canossa stands on the Canal Grande between Ca' del Duca and Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, in the sestiere of San Marco. Its slightly recessed facade breaks the usual three-part division of Venetian palaces: two liagò flank the large central polifora, long thought to be 19th-century additions but now dated to the 15th century. A mezzanine storey was added under the roof in the 19th century.

The palace was commissioned by the Falier family, who owned it until the line died out in the 20th century. It was then sold to the noble Veronese family Canossa and later passed to the current owners. During the 19th century the building was raised by one storey with a mezzanine under the roof, and restorations of that period long obscured the date of the two liagò flanking the central polyphora, now confirmed as 15th-century work.

The palace takes its name from the Falier, who owned it until the family died out in the 20th century; it then passed to the Veronese Canossa and later to the present owners. In recent years it has been opened to the public for side events held alongside the Venice Biennale.

The palace faces the Grand Canal between Ca' del Duca and Palazzo Giustinian Lolin in the San Marco sestiere, with a facade set slightly back from the water. It is a private residence, not a museum, so it can normally be seen only from the canal or the opposite bank; it has opened to the public only during side events of the Biennale.

The two liagò flanking the central five-light window were long taken for 19th-century additions made during restorations; it is now established that they date to the 15th century. The facade is slightly set back and breaks with the tripartite scheme usual in Venetian palaces.