Palazzo Tiepolo

Palazzo Tiepolo is a Renaissance palace in Venice, located in the San Polo district (sestiere), overlooking the Grand Canal between Palazzo Soranzo Pisani and Palazzo Pisani Moretta.

SHORT HISTORY OF PALAZZO TIEPOLO

Palazzo Tiepolo was built around the middle of the 16th century on the site of an ancient structure, probably of Venetian-Byzantine origin.

ARCHITECTURE OF PALAZZO TIEPOLO

The facade of the palace, in early Renaissance style, is divided by three stringcourses and spread over four levels: ground floor, two noble floors and a mezzanine.

The ground floor is characterized by the presence of twin arched portals in the center.

On each of the noble floors, there is a quadrifora (four-light window) with central arches and a balcony.

On the sides of the quadrifora, there are two pairs of single-lancet windows in the same style, without a balcony.

On the facade, there are still visible the remains of the frescoes made by Andrea Meldola, also known as the Schiavone. Above the eaves line, there is a dormer.

The interior of the palace is decorated with polychrome stuccos, while the portego (porch) is embellished with valuable frescoes by Jacopo Guarana.

HOW TO GET TO PALAZZO TIEPOLO

The palace is located about 1.1 kilometers on foot from the Santa Lucia railway station. The closest vaporetto stop is San Toma, about 200 meters away, on the waterbus Lines 1 and 2.