Ca' Vendramin Calergi

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Ca' Loredan Vendramin Calergi is a 15th-century Renaissance palace on the Grand Canal in the sestiere (quarter) of Cannaregio in Venice, Italy. It was commissioned by the patrician Loredan dynasty, namely Andrea Loredan, and paid for by Doge Leonardo Loredan. The Loredan family spent an enormous sum of more than 200 thousand ducats on its construction, which started in 1481 and ended in 1509. The architecturally distinguished building was the home of many prominent people through history and was the place where composer Richard Wagner died. Today, it houses the Venice Casino (Casinò di Venezia) and the Wagner Museum (Museo Wagner).

Ca' Vendramin Calergi was designed in the late 15th century by Mauro Codussi, architect of Chiesa di San Zaccaria and other noteworthy churches and private residences in Venice. Construction began in 1481 and was finished after his death by the Lombardo family of architects, who completed it in 1509. The twenty-eight-year period it took to complete construction is considered short based on the technology available at that time. The spacious Renaissance-style palace stands three stories high with direct access to the Grand Canal available by...