Situated near the Gesuati, in the Cannaregio Sestiere, this large palace was built from 1537 by Francesco and Sebastiano Zen. On the facade, a stone tablet remembers two forerunners of this aristocratic family, Nicolo and Antonio Zeno who, around the year 1400, are said to have sail up to the northern Atlantic Ocean (and some say up to North America). A beautiful story wich is nowdays considered as a mere legend by most historians...
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Palazzo Zen
Situated near the Gesuati, in the Cannaregio Sestiere, this large palace was built from 1537 by Francesco and Sebastiano Zen. On the facade, a stone tablet remembers two forerunners of this aristocratic family, Nicolo and Antonio Zeno who, around the year 1400, are said to have sail up to the northern Atlantic Ocean (and some say up to North America). A beautiful story wich is nowdays considered as a mere legend by most historians...
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