Palazzo Contarini Dal Zaffo

Palazzo Contarini Dal Zaffo, also known as Palazzo Contarini Polignac, is a large palace in , located in the district, overlooking the , in an intermediate position between and .
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: building in Venice, Italy
  • Also known as: “Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo”, “Palazzo Contarini Dal Zaffo Polignac”, “Palazzo Contarini Polignac”, and “Palazzo Contarini Polignac Decazes”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gallerie dell’Accademia and Ponte dell’Accademia.

Museum
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The Gallerie dell'Accademia is a museum gallery of pre-19th-century art in , northern Italy. It houses the Leonardo da Vinci drawing The Vitruvian Man, which can only be exposed for a few weeks every six years for conservation reasons.

Bridge
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The Ponte dell'Accademia is one of only four bridges to span the Grand Canal in , . It crosses near the southern end of the canal, and is named for the , which from 1807 to 2004 was housed in the Scuola della Carità together with the , which is still there.

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is a palace situated facing the Grand Canal of Venice, Italy. It is not to be confused with the Minotto and , both also on the Grand Canal, and other palazzi, and several villas, once owned by the Barbarigo family. is situated 100 metres east of Palazzo Contarini Dal Zaffo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorsoduro and San Marco.

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is one of the six historic sestieri of , , located in the southern part of the city and known for its relatively firm terrain that earned it the name meaning "hard back" or "hard ridge" in Italian, distinguishing it from the more marshy areas of the lagoon.

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is the central district of . 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.

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is one of six sestieri that make up . Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.

Palazzo Contarini Dal Zaffo

Latitude
45.43104° or 45° 25′ 52″ north
Longitude
12.3292° or 12° 19′ 45″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 313876764
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3889924
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Palazzo Contarini Dal Zaffo” goes by many names.

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