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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo dei Dieci Savi
Building in Venice, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Venice and its Lagoon”
At a glance
- Style
- Renaissance architecture
- Architect
- Antonio Abbondi
- Coordinates
- 45°26′18″ N, 12°20′08″ E
- Address
- sotoportico Camerale
History and description
The Palazzo dei Dieci Savi is a palace on the Canal Grande, Venice, northern Italy. It is included in the sestiere (quarter) of San Polo and is not far from the Rialto Bridge, on the opposite side from the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi.
It was built in the first half of the 16th century, under design of Antonio Abbondi. It was the seat of the Dieci Savi alle Decime (lit. 'ten wise men at the tithes'), magistrates in charge of taxation of the Republic of Venice, maintaining this function until the end of the latter in 1797. Until 2014 it housed the city's water officers (Magistrato alle Acque).
Description
The palace has a longer façade on the Ruga (alley) dei Oresi and a shorter one on the Canal Grande. The former has a portico with 37 arcades, whose ceiling, with cross vaults, is covered by frescoes, most of which are preserved in a good state.
The two upper floors, divided by two thick frames, feature 37 mullioned windows with undecorated stone frames. At the top is a notched frame in correspondence with the attic. The façade on the canal is similar: It has four arcades at the bottom and five pairs of rectangular mullioned windows at the upper floors.
The only decorative elements are the 16th-century statue of Justice (second floor) at the corner, and a bas-relief with a Lion of St. Mark (1848), dating to the short-lived Republic of San Marco.
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Getting there
Venezia Santa LuciaTrain, nearest
1.2 km as the crow flies
Palazzo dei Dieci Savisotoportico Camerale
Rialto "D"100 m
Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia7.4 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo dei Dieci Savi?
Palazzo dei Dieci Savi is in Venice, in the province of Venezia (Veneto), Italy. Address: sotoportico Camerale. GPS coordinates: 45.43834, 12.33549.
What else is there to see near Palazzo dei Dieci Savi?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo dei Camerlenghi (0 m away), Palazzo Ruzzini (100 m away), Casa Perducci (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 dei Dieci Savi (Venice) — Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo dei Dieci Savi dal Canal Grande — Stefano Remo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5951 - Venezia - Scarpagnino, Palazzo dei X Savi (dopo 1514) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 16-Aug-2008 — Giovanni Dall'Orto, Attribution
- Dieci savi venezia — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dieci savi — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- De Sant'Aponal a Ponte di Rialto 47 — Álvaro de la Paz Franco, CC0
- Del puente de Rialto a la plaza de San Marcos 14 — Álvaro de la Paz Franco, CC0
- Detall del pont de Rialto - Venècia — Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Laika ac Rialto Bridge (9505015496) — Laika ac from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences