Back كا دورو Arabic Ка’ д’Ора Byelorussian Ca' d'Oro Catalan Ca' d'Oro Czech Ca’ d’Oro German Κα' ντ'Όρο Greek Ca' d'Oro Esperanto Ca' d'Oro Spanish Ca' d'Oro Basque Ca' d'Oro French
| Ca' d'Oro | |
|---|---|
 Ca' d'Oro façade overlooking the Grand Canal | |
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| Alternative names | Galleria Giorgio Franchetti |
| General information | |
| Type | Originally a palace; now a museum |
| Architectural style | Byzantine, Gothic, Islamic |
| Location | Venice, Veneto |
| Address | Cannaregio 3932 (Calle Ca 'd'Oro) |
| Country | Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°26′26″N 12°20′02″E / 45.44056°N 12.33389°E |
| Construction started | 1421 |
| Completed | 1437 |
| Owner | Original patron: Marino Contarini |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Giovanni Bon, Bartolomeo Bon, Matteo Raverti |
| Website | |
| https://www.cadoro.org/the-museum/?lang=en | |
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.[1][2] It was designed by Marino Contarini and later restored by Baron Giorgio Franchetti.[1] In 1927, the building was converted into a museum and since then has been known as the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro.
The Ca' d'Oro has long been regarded as the best-surviving palazzo in Venetian Gothic architecture, retaining all the most characteristic features, despite some losses. On the facade, the loggia-like window group of closely spaced small columns, with heavy tracery and quatrefoil openings above, use the formula from the Doge's Palace that had become iconic. There is also Byzantine-inspired decoration along the roofline and patterning in fancy colored stone to the flat wall surfaces. The smaller windows show a variety of forms with an ogee arch capped with a relief ornament.
The third act of Amilcare Ponchielli's opera, La Gioconda, is set in the palace.
During the 2019 Venice flood, water levels reached the top of the wellhead in the inner courtyard.[3]
Francis H. Kimball, the famed American architect behind landmarks like the Empire State Building, used the Ca' d'Oro as inspiration for the Montauk Club, a social club in Brooklyn, New York.
- ^ a b Fogolari, Gino (1927). The Ca' D'Oro. Review "le tre Venezie".
- ^ "Ca' d'Oro", Oxford Art Online, Oxford University Press, 2003, doi:10.1093/oao/9781884446054.013.90000369996, ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4, retrieved 2024-10-03
- ^ "The cost of Venice's worst floods since 1966". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2022-12-13.