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Golden House Description

(Local Name: Ca' d'Oro with the Galleria Franchetti) Ca' d'Oro is Venetian Gothic at its most perfect. Originally richly painted and gilded - hence its name - it has lost its gilding but the marble filigree-work of Bartolomeo Bon (who also built the Porta della Carta in the Palazzo Ducale dating from between 1421 and 1440 is still of unrivaled beauty. The interior provides a vivid impression of how Venetian nobles lived in the late Middle Ages. The mosaic on the ground floor, a copy of the one in the basilica of St Mark, is also worth seeing.

There is a red marble well in the courtyard with allegories of Strength, Justice and Mercy.

The palace houses the Galleria Franchetti art collection, given to

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Hobbies & Activities category: Castle, chateau, palace; Paintings, art collections; Architecture - Gothic

Address

Ca' d'Oro
Calle Ca'd'Oro
I-30100 Venice
Italy

Hours



Open	8:15	8:15	8:15	8:15	8:15	8:15	8:15
Closed	14:00	19:15	19:15	19:15	19:15	19:15	19:15

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) May Day / Labor Day (May 1) Christmas - Christian (December 25)