Palazzo Labia
Palazzo Labia
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Neighbourhood: Cannaregio
Cannaregio is the second largest sestiere (district) with its busy Santa Lucia train station. Many transplanted Venetians commute from the outlying areas, “terra firma” to the locals, which is shorthand for any place that is not Venice. Two Grand Canal bridges serve Cannaregio, the newest (Constitution, 2008) still a local hotbed of controversy. Ponte degli Scalzi is a busy link to the train station. Nearby shops on the Lista di Spagna offer specialties like pastries and coffee that lure Venetians with a down-to-earth attitude. The Ghetto, where the Jewish population was segregated in Cannaregio, has five historic synagogues with an active Jewish community. The Fondamente Nove bustles with foot traffic to the Rialto and San Marco while vaporettos (water taxis) head to Murano and other islands. Side streets lead into quiet picturesque neighbourhoods and palaces like Ca' d'Oro rise directly out of the water.
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Asiyah Noemi K
Pula, Croatia5,372 contributions
Nov 2020
In San Geremia Square, on the our favorite square is this beautiful Palace. Labia Palace is a baroque palace, built in the 17th and 18th centuries, is one of the last great palaces of Venice. It was built for the rich Catalan Labia family, enrolled ( bought their status ) in the Venetian patriciate in 1646. The palazzo was designed by the architects Andrea Cominelli and Alessandro Tremignon, the principal facade is on the Cannaregio Canal, a lesser three bayed facade faces the Grand Canal. A later facade probably designed by Giorgio Massari is approached from the Campo San Geremia. The facade facing the Campo San Geremia is of equal splendor to that on the Cannaregio. In the center of the building is the large ballroom, designed by Giorgio Massari (1746-47) and decorated with a cycle of frescoes representing one of the vertices of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's art (1743-1750). In a continuous exchange between painting and real space, the famous scenes of the meeting of Antony and Cleopatra and the Banquet during which the Egyptian queen melts a pearl to demonstrate the wealth of Egypt are arranged on the walls. In 1948 the palazzo acquired a new owner, Don Carlos de Beistegui. Carlos de Beistegui e Yturbe was an eccentric French-born Spanish multi-millionaire art collector and interior decorator who was one of the most flamboyant characters of mid-20th-century European life. His ball at the Palazzo Labia in Venice in 1951 is still described as "the party of the century". This party it launched the career of the Venetian fashion designer Pierre Cardin, who designed about 30 of the costumes worn by members of the "dolce vita" who attended. Christian Dior and Salvador Dali designed each other's costumes. Cecil Beaton's photographs of the ball/party display an almost surreal society, reminiscent of the Venetian life immediately before the fall of the republic at the end of the 18th century. The party was to be one of the last truly spectacular events in the famous ballroom. In 1960 the Palace was sold to RAI, Italian State television, who used it as their regional headquarters. Occasionally the ballroom is used for high-ranking international conferences and summits, now this room and some of the state rooms are open to public viewing by appointment. Extremely interesting Palace.
Written 2 December 2020
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Grover R
Pensacola, FL22,266 contributions
Jun 2015 • Family
This was one of many great houses we saw on our boat tour. One of the things that struck me was the mooring poles and how well they were painted and maintained. Our guide told us mooring poles and their colors were status symbols. She said today you will hind the nicest hotels and houses are the only ones with painted mooring poles.
Written 17 July 2015
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JJH12345678
Market Harborough, UK82 contributions
Oct 2018
This building is owned by a commercial communications company. It was closed when we were there. I recommend you check it is open and if necessary your hotel could investigate this for you.
Written 14 October 2018
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Max G
Moscow, Russia97 contributions
Jan 2020
From 30 years ago I remembered that the Tiepolos were glorious but it was very difficult to find the opening times out. We wanted to visit in the first week of the year, checked all sites, got the impression they were reliable, and ended up before closed doors.
Written 5 January 2020
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stendhalRoma
Rome, Italy15 contributions
Jun 2017
@ sebbol and gerald e: thanks for your efforts, I wonder years ago was opened for visitors, why not now!? I'm so angry 😡 it's the place of the public TV service, so: it's public, NOT private, it must be opened to the public; Italians are paying tax for this RAI, I believe that financial public support should help the right to visit this place.
Reservation in advance, for individuals or very small groups, would be fine.
Reservation in advance, for individuals or very small groups, would be fine.
Written 23 June 2017
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Coùùent peut-on le visiter? Quel jour? Quelle heure, où réserver? Merci beaucoup
Written 29 June 2022
The telephone number I have to make a reservation to see the Tiepolo ceilings at the Palazzo Labria is no longer in srevice. How do I make an appointment ?
Written 7 September 2016
Puoi mandare un contatto , ti risponderanno senz'altro all'indirizzo rai sede del veneto . purtoppo trip non perette di specificare il sito : devi colegarti alla direzione punto veneto chiocciola rai punto it
i numeri telefonici dovrebbero ancora essere 041/781277 o 041/781203.
Written 9 September 2016
Come si fa a visitarlo? Sembra sia inacessibile.
Written 30 August 2016
RAI ..... capaci di incassare in ogni modo il canone , restii a mettere a disposizione i propri tesori . Tocca sforzare le conoscenze e un po' l'immaginazione . Buona fortuna.
Written 1 September 2016
avianovum
San Leandro, California
Hours and Days the Palazzo is open in May of this year.
Written 13 January 2015
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