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Palazzo Fini and gradually integrated it with the
Palazzo Ferro. Around the end of the 19th century and start of the 20th century the luxury hotel was at its peak, with royal apartments and prestigious suites occupied by the rich and famous. During World War II the hotel was occupied first by German troops and then by Americans. After the war the hotel remained in the state of decay, with only minor repairs. The Ivancich family retained ownership until 1972 when the property was purchased by the Province of Venice, then transferred to the Region of Venice, which undertook extensive renovations.
259:, from around 1688. Tremignon did much work for the Fini family. However, it appears that Pietro Bettinelli did most of the work, and Tremignon was brought in at the end to finish the interior and facade. The facade is impressive, but is clearly asymmetric since it was derived from two earlier buildings, formerly owned by the Contarini and the Da Ponte families. All openings other than the rectangular windows of the two mezzanines have round arches and balconies, with marble keystones in the arches decorated with bold and expressive heads. The overall effect is simple and elegant.
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restored, consistent with modern requirements. Restoration of the original halls and rooms was largely compatible with the need for open spaces and reception rooms. A meeting chamber for the
Regional Council was built in the center of the palace. Surviving paintings, stucco ceilings and other valuables were cleaned, and the exterior facade was radically cleaned and restored to reveal the original architectural elements.
210:. The building combines two adjacent Renaissance-style buildings. It has the classic Venetian layout, with an atrium that spans the whole building from the waterfront to the landward side, and an interior garden or courtyard. The interior has been renovated several times, but the exterior is unchanged. The larger Palazzo Fini has a typical Renaissance facade, while the facade of the smaller Palazzo Ferro is
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On the ground floor the Hall of Arms runs through the palace from the landing on the Grand Canal to the landward entrance. It is decorated with the ancient coat of arms of Veneto municipalities and symbols of the seven provinces, as well as the work of contemporary Veneto artists. A plaster cast of a
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with reception rooms for guests and delegations. There are paintings on the walls and ceilings, stucco and wooden ceilings. The rooms have an excellent view over the Grand Canal. The second floor is used for the offices of the senior staff of the Region of Venice. The restored rooms represent the
252:, to be sold and the proceeds used to support young Greeks. In 1662, Jerome Fini bought the palace. He was also a wealthy tax lawyer, from a Greek family that had moved from Cyprus in the 16th century. Fini paid the large sum of 120,000 ducats for the palace and other real estate in the province.
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The palace was restored by the architect
Luciano Parenti for the Veneto Region. The renovation tried to restore the original interior organization, which had been much altered over the years. This involved careful research and analysis of the structure to determine what could be preserved or
248:, who promised to renovate the building which was in dilapidated condition. In 1638, Flangini bought the building and its neighbor, razed them to the ground, and put up a new building completed in 1640. After Flangini's daughter died without heirs, the building was inherited by the
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in style. Both have light plaster walls, recently restored. The two buildings had separate histories until they were combined into a hotel in the late 19th century. After extensive interior renovations, the palace today is the seat of the
Regional Council of Venice.
347:(Leather room) takes its name from the wall coverings, which are made of leather squares molded into three-dimensional patterns and then glued to the wall. The wall covering, coated with gold dust, served to insulate and also to display the wealth of the family.
314:. Around 1740 the building passed to the Ferro family, who had come from Flanders in the 14th century. In 1816 the last family member, Anthony Lazzaro Ferro, died without an heir and left the palace to his nephew Zorzi Monolesso.
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The Fini family contributed much in decorations, and restored the palace several times. The
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