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Giardino Interno di Palazzo Zenobio

Palazzo Zenobio - Collegio Armeno Moorat Raphael

Dorsoduro 2596
30123 Venezia VE

currently the palace is closed and cannot be visited

Palazzo Zenobio is considered to be one of the most significant examples of Venetian late Baroque design, both architecturally and in interior decor. In comparison to other palaces of the same period, the broad – U - like plan, with its sizeable courtyard open to the garden, is not typical for the Venetian architecture. However, details of the austere main façade show similarities with other Palaces, in particular with Palazzo Barbaro-Curtis.

Throughout the XVIII century the Palace became a venue for intense intellectual life. Carlevarijs and many other important artists and intellectuals lived and worked in the Palace in the adjacent Biblioteca Zenobiana inaugurated in 1777 (the white pavilion at the end of the garden, with 4 marble columns, in classical style). The building was designed by Tommaso Temanza to host the family’s archives and vast library. The building has been utilized as the library of the Moorat- Raphael School up until 1990. Since 1993, after a complete restoration, it now serves as a research centre for Armenian studies.

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