The Ca' d'Oro, Venice, Italy, c19th century. The Ca' d'Oro (correctly Palazzo Santa Sofia) is regarded as one of the most beautiful palazzos on the Grand Canal in Venice. One of the older palazzos, it has always been known as Ca' d'Oro (golden house) due to the gilt and polychrome external decorations which once adorned its walls. It was built between 1428 and 1430 for the Contarini family.
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