Ca' da Mosto

Coordinates: 45°26′23″N 12°20′09″E / 45.43972°N 12.33583°E / 45.43972; 12.33583
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Ca' da Mosto
The derelict Ca' da Mosto in 2005, prior to its refurbishment
Map
General information
TypePalace
Architectural styleByzantine
Town or cityVenice
CountryItaly
Website
Venice Venice Hotel

The Ca' da Mosto is a 13th-century

sestiere of Cannaregio in Venice, Italy.[1] Today, it is home to the Venice Venice Hotel
.

Architecture

Ca' Da Mosto - facade on Campiello del Leon Bianco

The palace has high narrow arches and distinctive capitals. The features show its beginnings as a casa-fondaco, the home and workplace of its original merchant owner. A second floor was added at the beginning of the sixteenth century, and a third in the nineteenth. The central part of the first floor is decorated with a wide heptafora with leftmost opening currently closed up.

History

Coat of arms of the da Mosto family

The palace dates from the early 13th century; some studies, however, suggest that the structure is even older. Originally owned by the

nephew of her second husband, rather than to her da Mosto relatives, with whom she had fallen out.[3]

Between the 16th and the 18th centuries, the Ca' da Mosto housed the well-known Albergo Leon Bianco ("White Lion Hotel"). In 1769 and 1775 the

Maria Theresa, Joseph II
, lived here during his stay in Venice.

Present day

The Ca' da Mosto sat empty for decades prior to 2019, with the high waters of the canal having breached its basement. According to an interview in The Lady, the palace is admired by Francesco da Mosto, a descendant of its eponymous former owners, and is the Venetian building he would most like to see restored.[4]

The Ca' da Mosto has since undergone a €3 million restoration, followed by an €8.7 million investment intended to transform the palace into the luxury Venice Venice Hotel.[5] Beginning in January 2019, renovation works were originally scheduled for completion in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the hotel's opening until February 2022.[6]

See also

Sources

  • Francesco da Mosto, Francesco's Venice (London: BBC, 2004)

External links

References

  1. ISBN 9781409366461
    . Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ISSN 1096-746X
    .
  3. ^ Medieval and Renaissance Venice, curated by Donald E. Queller, Ellen E. Kittell, Thomas F. Madden, article on Ca' De Mosto by Juergen Schultz, pages 69-86.
  4. ^ "Francesco's Venice". The Lady Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 October 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2006.
  5. ^ "Venezia, super hotel a Ca' da Mosto. Intervento da 8,7 milioni". La Nuova di Venezia. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. ^ "The Venice Venice Hotel: defining the Post Venetian concept at Ca' da Mosto". Lampoon Magazine. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

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