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Historic villa / palace
Ca' Tron
Palace in Venice, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Venice and its Lagoon”
At a glance
- Style
- Renaissance architecture
- Coordinates
- 45°26′31″ N, 12°19′48″ E
History and description
Ca' Tron is a palace in Venice, northern Italy, facing the Canal Grande. Part of the sestiere (quarter) of Santa Croce, it is situated between the Palazzo Belloni Battagia and Palazzo Duodo, near the church of San Stae. It is owned by the Università Iuav di Venezia and houses the Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments.
The palace was rebuilt in the late 16th century to the design of an unknown architect influenced by Jacopo Sansovino as the residence of the Tron family, who lived here until their extinction in the 19th century. The Tron had lived in this parish from the time of the start of the Patriciate. The family produced one Doge, Niccolo Tron in 1471, and nearly a half dozen procurators, and many other Venetian statesmen and generals. Maximilian, Elector of Bavaria, stayed here in 1684; and in 1775 Andrea Tron entertained the Emperor Joseph II with a magnificent ball. Senator Francesco Tron, grandson of Andrea, died here in 1793. In the 19th century the palace nearly fell into ruin.
It has been owned by the Università Iuav di Venezia since 1972.
Description
The building is an L-shaped plan, with a ground floor, a mezzanine and two piani nobili. The latter, differently from the others, have a façade in Istrian stone. The left side of the façade is shorter, and thus the portal and the central openings of the floors are asymmetrically placed.
The floors have eight windows, the four central ones joined to form a quadruple mullioned window. The small rear façade, which faces a small garden with a well at the center, features two quintuple mullioned windows with parapets in correspondence of the piani nobili, while at the ground floor there is a single opening divided by two columns.
The interior has somewhat dilapidated frescoes by Louis Dorigny, a Diana and Endymion by Jacopo Guarana, and stucco decorations.
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Getting there
Venezia Santa LuciaTrain, nearest
700 m as the crow flies
Ca' Tron
San Stae100 m
Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia7.1 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Ca' Tron?
Ca' Tron is in Venice, in the province of Venezia (Veneto), Italy. GPS coordinates: 45.44182, 12.32986.
What else is there to see near Ca' Tron?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Duodo (0 m away), Ca' Vendramin Calergi (0 m away), Palazzo Priuli Bon (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Palazzo Ca' Tron Canal Grande Venezia — This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 0 Venise, pal. Duodo, Ca' Tron Pal. Belloni Battagia S. Geremia — Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0
- 0 Venise, Palazzo. Duodo, Ca' Tron et Palazzo. Belloni Battagia — Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0
- Ca tron sta croce pozzo — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ca tron sta croce — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ca tron venice canal grande — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ca' Tron, palazzo storico sul Canal Grande, sede dell'Università Iuav di Venezia — Luca Pilot, Servizio fotografico e immagini Iuav, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ca' Tron — Johanning, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzi Duodo Ca' Tron Belloni Battagia Fontego dei Turchi del Megio Canal Grande Venezia — This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright…, CC BY-SA 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences