Palazzo Contarini degli scrigni

• Dorsoduro 1057
• Venice

Situated a few steps from Saint Mark’s Square overlooking the Grand Canal, this Palace takes its name from the jewel boxes mounted on its walls.

Palazzo Contarini degli Scrigni is a renaissance building; it was designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi to enlarge the palace nearby, Palazzo Contarini Corfù, and to increase the reception rooms. Scamozzi did not project a traditional central loggia, but a single window. The tower contains an observatory.

We can still admire precious frescoes and the original decoration inside the palace; nowadays the most part of Contarini picture collection is in the Accademia Gallery. Since the XIXth century the palace is property of the Rocca family.

Max. capacity: 290 people (80 people in the Main Room and 210 people to be split in the other 4 rooms)

Suggested capacity: 150 people