Venice - Palace of the Lords of the Exchequer

(Local Name: Palazzo dei Camerlenghi) Built across a corner, because of a bend in the Canal Grande, this marble palace near the Rialto bridge was once the seat of three most important Lords of the Venetian Exchequer and is a law court. The prestigious palazzo was built in 1525-1528 by Guglielmo Grigo on the site of a former building which had burnt down in 1513. Its proportions are well balanced and it has attractive mezzo-reliefs, an interesting last testimony of Lombard Renaissance ornamentation. Its best side can be seen either from the Canal Grande or from the Ponte di Rialto.