Description of the attraction
Palazzo Bembo is a palace in Venice, standing on the banks of the Grand Canal next to the Rialto Bridge and Palazzo Dolphin Manin. It was built for the noble Bembo family in the 15th century. Despite the fact that over the past several centuries, the palace was rebuilt several times, outwardly it has retained its original appearance. The building is located on the San Marco side between Rio di San Salvador and Calle Bembo.
In 1470, Pietro Bembo, a Venetian scholar, poet, writer and cardinal, was born in the Palazzo. He was a prominent figure in the formation of the Italian language, especially its Tuscan dialect. It was his work in the 16th century that contributed to the revival of interest in the poetry of the famous Petrarch. In addition, Bembo's ideas were pivotal in shaping the most important secular musical genre of the 16th century, the madrigal.
Today, Palazzo Bembo is home to a hotel and a contemporary art exhibition hall. The red façade of the palace combines elements of old Venetian and Byzantine architecture, and it itself is considered an excellent example of the Venetian-Byzantine or Gothic styles. This style, which originated in the 14th century, combined the Byzantine architecture of Constantinople, the Arabian features of Moorish Spain, and the early Gothic elements of mainland Italy.
