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Fondaco dei Tedeschi


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Fondaco Dei Tedeschi


Renaissance style - Scarpagnino (1505-1508) on a project by G.Tedesco and G.Spavento.

The façade with a portico on the ground floor was originally decorated with frescos by Giorgione and Tiziano.
Crenellation at top.

Inside there is a large courtyard -today it is covered- with three orders of loggia.

Today it is the headquarters of the General Post and Telegraph Office.


 
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