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Palazzo Contarini Pisani

The Pisani family, a Venetian patrician family originating from Pisa, played an important role in the historic, political and economic events of the Venetian Republic during the period between the 12th and the beginning of the 18th Century. Alvise Pisani bought this palazzo in the late 16th century to give his Palazzo di Santo Stefano a presence on the Grand Canal. The two buildings were joined and many renovations, except to the facade, were made in the 18th century.

on the Grand Canal in the Cannaregio sestiere

 

textures are mine

 

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Uploaded on July 20, 2014
Taken on May 13, 2014