Built
by Mariano Contarini between 1421 and 1440. Fortunately
this palace has been conserved its original design
which gives us a surviving example of the plan
of an aristocratic mid-15th century Venetian
house. The ground floor portico , with loggias
above is unusually placed asymmetrically to the
central axis of the building.
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The name Ca D’ Oro
(golden house) comes from the original gilding
of much of the carvings, including the crenulations
on top. The colouring of the marbles covering
the walls is exquisite, and the design of the
windows, perhaps the most elegant of the early
gothic period in Venice, is the work of Raverti,
the architect who worked on the Doge Palace.
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