Hotel Europa (Venice)
Design
The current building is the fusion of two earlier buildings, the larger Giustinian to the east and the smaller Badoer-Tiepolo to the west.
Location
Ca' Giustinian fronts on the Grand Canal on the south. To its left, separated by the Calle Tredici Martiri, is the Bauer Hotel, and to its right, separated by the Calle Ridotto, is the Hotel Monaco and Grand Canal.
History
Starting in around 1820, the palazzo was the Hotel Europa, also called the Hotel d'Europa and the Albergo d'Europa. Many famous visitors stayed here, including Chateaubriand, Rodolphe Töpffer, Théophile Gautier, George Eliot, and Richard Wagner.
The modern Westin Europa shares the name, but not the location.
Ca' Giustinian is now the seat of the Venice Biennale.
External links
Notes
- ^ Richard J. Goy, Venice: An Architectural Guide, 2010, ISBN 9780300148824, p. 238, 408
- ^ "Ca' Giustinian", La Biennale di Venezia, [1]
- ^ Marcello Brusegan, I palazzi di Venezia, 2005, ISBN 8854103624, p. 183
- ^ Augustus J.C. Hare, Venice, 3rd edition, 1891, p. 105
45°25′56″N 12°20′12″E / 45.43226°N 12.33654°E