Palazzo Marcello dei Leoni

ThePalazzo Marcello dei Leoniis a palace between the Rio di San Tomà ePalazzo Dolfin,on theGrand Canalin the sestiere di San Polo in Venice, Italy.

History

The simple facade has round arched second story windows. The name of the palace derives from the patrician Marcello family, and the fact that the entry gate had two worn lion statues, likely once from the nearby church ofSan Tomàwhen it was rebuilt in the 14th century. The house once hosted the historianPompeo Gherardo Molmenti[it].^[1]^[2]

45°26′08″N12°19′41″E/ 45.43559°N 12.32815°E/45.43559; 12.32815

References

^Brusegan, Marcello (2007).I palazzi di Venezia: la storia della città raccontata attraverso i suoi splendidi e inconfondibili edifici.Rome: Newton Compton. p. 230.ISBN 978-88-541-0820-2.Retrieved2 August2021.
^Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article atit:Palazzo Marcello dei Leoni;see its history for attribution.

[Brusegan2007-1] Brusegan, Marcello (2007).I palazzi di Venezia: la storia della città raccontata attraverso i suoi splendidi e inconfondibili edifici.Rome: Newton Compton. p. 230.ISBN 978-88-541-0820-2.Retrieved2 August2021.

[2] Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article atit:Palazzo Marcello dei Leoni;see its history for attribution.

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