Palazzo Foscari
Palazzo Foscari is a public building in Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto. Palazzo Foscari is situated nearby to the public building Ca’ Sagredo, as well as near the building Palazzo Michiel dalle Colonne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ca’ d’Oro and Rialto Bridge.
Ca’ d’Oro
Museum
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The Ca' d'Oro, or Palazzo Santa Sofia, is a palace on the Grand Canal in Venice, northern Italy. Ca' d'Oro or Cadoro translates to "House of Gold" or "Golden House" in English because of the gilt and polychrome external decorations that once adorned its walls.
Rialto Bridge
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rialto Bridge is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Connecting the sestieri of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in 1173, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city. Rialto Bridge is situated 290 metres south of Palazzo Foscari.
Ca’ Sagredo
Public building
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The Ca' Sagredo is a 14th-century Byzantine-Gothic style palace located on the corner of the Strada Nuova and Campo Santa Sofia, in the sestiere of Cannaregio in central Venice, Italy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Polo and San Marco.
San Polo
San Polo is one of six sestieri that make up Venice. Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.
San Marco
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San Marco is the central district of Venice. It is home to many of Venice's major points of interest, and consequently can be extremely crowded with tourists, especially during the day when cruise ships unload their passengers.
Cannaregio
Cannaregio is one six sestieri that make up Venice. For many travellers, it's the first part of Venice they enter, since Venezia Santa Lucia railway station, the main railway station, is here.
Palazzo Foscari
- Type: Public building
- Description: building in Venice, Italy
- Categories: palace, building, and government building
- Location: Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.44048° or 45° 26′ 26″ northLongitude
12.33481° or 12° 20′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8FQJC8RM+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 138801114OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=public_buildingOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q3360862
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Palazzo Foscari” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Palazzo Foscari del Prà”
- French: “palais Foscari del Prà”
- French: “Palais Foscari del Prà”
- German: “Palazzetto Foscari”
- German: “Palazzo Foscari a Santa Sofia”
- German: “Palazzo Foscari del Prà”
- Italian: “Palazzetto Foscari”
- Italian: “Palazzo Foscari del Prà”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo Michiel dalle Colonne and Palazzo Giustinian Pesaro.
Nearby Places
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