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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Ruzzini
Neoclassic-style palace next to Fontego dei Tedeschi on the Grand Canal, Cannaregio, Venice, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Venice and its Lagoon”
At a glance
- Style
- Renaissance Revival architecture
- Coordinates
- 45°26′19″ N, 12°20′11″ E
- Address
- Salizada S.Giovanni Crisostomo, 5778 - Cannaregio
History and description
The Palazzo Ruzzini is 19th-century, neoclassic-style palace located between the Rio adjacent to the Fontego dei Tedeschi and the Casa Perducci and Palazzo Civran on the Grand Canal, in the Sestiere of Cannaregio, in the city of Venice, Italy. The central part of the facade is decorated with a trifora and quadrifora.
History
The five-storey palace was erected in the 19th century at the site of the former Fontego dei Persiani, which was razed in 1830. The Ruzzini family was a patrician family originally emigrating from Constantinople around 1100. Marco Ruzzini was famous for defeating the Genoese in Negroponte in 1358. Carlo Ruzzini became Doge in 1732.
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Getting there
Venezia Santa LuciaTrain, nearest
1.2 km as the crow flies
Palazzo RuzziniSalizada S.Giovanni Crisostomo, 5778 - Cannaregio
Rialto Mercato100 m
Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia7.3 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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- Free 1st Sunday
- UNESCO
- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
- UNESCO
Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Ruzzini?
Palazzo Ruzzini is in Venice, in the province of Venezia (Veneto), Italy. Address: Salizada S.Giovanni Crisostomo, 5778 - Cannaregio. GPS coordinates: 45.43863, 12.33646.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Ruzzini?
Nearby you’ll find: Casa Perducci (0 m away), Palazzo Civran (0 m away), Palazzo dei Camerlenghi (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 Ruzzini (Venice) — Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 3.0
- CANAL GRANDE - palazzo ruzzini — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Grand Canal Palazzo Ruzzini — kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo Ruzzini 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
- Venezia Palazzo Ruzzini — Andrzej Otrębski, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ca' Civran + Ca' Perducci + Ca' Ruzzini Venedig — Freddo213, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A canal corner - Venice, Italy, 2023-4 — GillyBerlin, CC BY 2.0
- Arrière d'un bateau sur le Grand canal à Venise en janvier 2023 — Benoît Prieur, CC0
- Canal Grande, Venice, Italy2 — dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences