Palazzo Corner della Ca' Grande

The Palazzo Corner della Ca' Grande is one of the finest examples of High Renaissance architecture and today is the seat of the Prefettura (Prefecture).

This huge palace (hence its name "Ca' Grande" = big house) was built in the 16th century by Jacopo Sansovino, the Italian master-builder and sculptor, for the Cornaro family. He gave the facade (overlooking the Canal Grande) Ionic columns on the first floor and Corinthian columns on the second. The interior was restored and modified in the 19th century.