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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Querini Benzon
Building in Venice, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Venice and its Lagoon”
At a glance
- Coordinates
- 45°26′08″ N, 12°19′53″ E
History and description
Palazzo Querini Benzon is a palace in Venice located in the San Marco district and overlooking the Grand Canal. It is placed between the small Casa De Sprit and Casa Tornielli (also called Ca 'Michiel), at the confluence of the Ca' Michiel stream. Opposite are Palazzo Bernardo and Palazzo Querini Dubois.
History
Built in the early 18th century, the palace takes the place of a structure previously demolished. The palazzo became famous thanks to the noblewoman Marina Querini (1757–1839), a wife of Pietro Giovanni Benzon, who, in the final period the Republic of Venice (1797), made her residence one of the most renowned literary salons in the city, thanks to the attendance of many important artists of the time, including Lord Byron, Thomas Moore, Ugo Foscolo, and Giacomo Casanova. Today the palace is considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Architecture
The building of no particular architectural merits has a water portal with a staircase, a noble floor with a quadrifora flanked by pairs of monoforas. All the openings are decorated with balconies. The second floor was added in 1897 as an imitation of the noble floor. Above the cornice, in a central position, there is a balustraded terrace. The ground floor is covered with stone; the rest of the facade is plastered. The facade is symmetrically decorated with six pateras.
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Getting there
Venezia Santa LuciaTrain, nearest
1.0 km as the crow flies
Palazzo Querini Benzon
Sant'Angelo100 m
Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia7.7 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Querini Benzon?
Palazzo Querini Benzon is in Venice, in the province of Venezia (Veneto), Italy. GPS coordinates: 45.43568, 12.33149.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Querini Benzon?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Curti Valmarana (0 m away), Palazzo D'Anna Viaro Martinengo Volpi di Misurata (100 m away), Museo Fortuny (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 Querini Benzon (Venice) — Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo Palazzo Querini Benzon 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
- Palazzo Querini Benzon — Venice-life, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pal querini benzon — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Giardino dal pal benzon pozzo — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Giardino dal pal benzon — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 03 Venezia — Gisella Giovenco, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Canale grande Venedig 2018-04-16 - 2 4 — Z thomas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Venice in May 2017 (97) — NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences