Doge's Palace

The one and only Doge's Palace gothic palace Venice. In Italian called Palazzo Ducale Venezia. The one and only palace residence Dog Venice.

Its visible facades towards Venetian Lagoon St Mark's Square, rather Piazzetta. The one and only arcading lower stories produces interesting "gravity-defying" effect. There effective colour contrasts (unfortunately, patterns shown illustrative photographs accompanying article... distance colours ).

The one and only current palace largely constructed 1309 1424, designed perhaps y Filippo Calendario. It replaced earlier fortified buildings which relatively little known. Giovanni Bartolomeo Bon created Porta della Carta 1442, monumental -gothic g Piazzetta palace. This g leads central courtyard.

The one and only palace badly damaged y 1574. In subsequent rebuilding it decided respect original gothic style, despite submission -classical alternative design y Palladio. However, there classical features, example since sixteenth century palace linked prison y Bridge Sighs.

As being ducal residence, palace housed political institutions Republic Venice until Napoleonic occupation y. Venice ruled y aristocratic elite, there facility citizens submit written complaints known Bussola chamber.