Venice's Grand Canal/Left Bank (9/5/2013)

Thursday, September 5, 2013 continued.
Again on the vaporetto/water bus Line #2, this time to view the left bank of the Grand Canal.
Starting with a view towards Piazza San Marco/St Mark's Square:

And we think highway billboards are unsightly! The Gucci ad is on the Zecca/Mint and the Giardini Reali/Royal Gardens are on the left.
The location of Harry's Bar (1931) and the Fonteghetto della Farina/Flour (15C):

We didn't make it into Harry's to try a Bellini cocktail.
Ca' Giustinian (15C):

Hotel Bauer (18C, Gothic):

Ca' Badoer Tiepolo/Hotel Europa (16-17C) and Ca' Barozzi Correr Emo Treves de Bonfili (17C):

Hotel Regina:

Ca' Giustinian Michiel Alvise (17C) and Ca' Gaggia:

Ca' Contarini Fasan/Casa di Desdemona (15C) and Ca' Contarini (15C):

The casa on the left is the legendary home of Shakespeare's Desdemona who was killed by her jealous husband, Othello.
Ca' Manolesso Ferro Fini (15C):

Ca' Flangini Fini (17C):

Ca' Pisani Gritti/Hotel Gritti Palace (15C):

Note the canalside terrace restaurant.
Two Case Barbarigo, Ca' Manin Contarini (15C) and Ca' Venier Contarini (16C):

A better look at Ca' Barbarigo Minotto (15C) and Ca' Barbarigo (17C):

Ca' Corner della Ca' Granda (1532, by Jacopo Sansovino):

Casina delle Rose or Casetta Rossa/Red Cottage (19C):

Sculptor Antonio Canova had a studio here.
Ca' Chiod (19C):

Casa Stecchini (17C):

Casa Succi (17C):

Ca' Pisani a Santo Stefano (18C):

Ca' Benzon Foscolo (17C):

Ca' Barbaro Curtis (15C):

Ca' Gussoni Cavalli Franchetti (15C):

A view back along the Grand Canal from Ponte dell'Accademia:

Ca' Civran Badoer Barozzi:

Ca' Giustinian Lolin (17C, Baldassare Longhena) to the right:

Ca' Falier Canossa (15C):

Ca' del Duca (15C):

Ca' Tecchio Mamoli (19C):

Ahh, some greenery:

Ca' Cappello Malipiero Barnabo (17C):

San Samuele (rebuilt 1685) and Casa Sezanne (20C):

16C building and Ca' Grassi (1797):

Ca' Grassi is the last of the Venetian Republic palaces to be built.
Ca' da Lezze (15C), 16-17C building at corner, Ca' Moro Lin dei Tredici Finestre (17C):

Ca' da Lezze (15C):

Ca' Erizzo Soderini Nani Mocenigo (15C):

Ca' Mocenigo Vecchia (15C) and Ca' Contarini delle Figure (16C):

Poet Lord Byron rented Ca' Mocenigo Vecchia in 1818.
Ca' Mocenigo (16C):

Ca' Corner Gheltof (16C) and Ca' Mocenigo Nuova (16C):

Magazzino/warehouse and 20C building:

Ca' Garzoni e Moro (15C):

Casa Barocci (19C) and Hotel Sant'Angelo:

Ca' Lando Corner Spinelli (c.1485, attributed to Mauro Codussi), Casa Salom (19C) Casa Campiello Teatro:

Casa Tornielli (19C) and Ca' Curti Valmarana (17C):

Ca' Querini Benzon (18C):

Casa Marinoni (19C) and Casa de Spirt (20C):

Ca' d'Anna Viaro Martinengo Volpi di Misurata (16C):

Ca' Corner Contarini dei Cavalli (15C), Ca' Tron Memmo (19C) and Ca' Tron (15C):

Ca' Grimani di San Luca (16C, by Michele Sanmicheli):

Ca' Corner Valmarana (17C):

Ca' Corner Martinengo Rava (16C):

Ca' Dandolo Farsetti (12-13C, elements remain of the Venetian-Byzantine style):

Ca' Loredan Corner Piscopia (12C, elements remain of the Venetian-Byzantine style):

16C buildings, Ca' Dandolo (16C) and another 16C building:

16C buildings:

Ca' Bembo (15C):

Ca' Dolfin Manin (16C, by Jacopo Sansovino):

KSS

Has the next door neighbor, Ca' Bembo and its hotel, taken over the parking spaces?

16C, 17C and 16C buildings:

Hotel Rialto:

Casa Riva del Buso:

Fondaco dei Tedeschi/Germans (16C), a major landmark on the Grand Canal, was completely under wraps.
Ca' Ruzzini (20C, former Fondaco dei Persiani):

Ca' Civran (18C) and Casa Perducci (15C):

Ca' Sernagiotto Bevenuti (19C):

Ca' Dolfin (15C) and Ca' Bolani Erizzo (16C):

Okay, here are some gondolas:

Every once in a while a gondolier will break out into song, mostly operatic.
Ca' Zago (17C) and Ca' da Mosto (11C, under wraps):

Ca' Michiel del Brusà (18C) and Ca' Margilli Valmarana Smith (18C):

Ca' Michiel dalle Colonne (17C) and Palazzetto Michiel:

19C building:

Ca' Foscari (15C):

Ca' Morosin Sagredo (14C):

Ca' d'Oro (1428-30):

Ca' Miani Coletti Giusti (18C, Antonio Visentini)

Ca' Fontana Rezzonico Rech (16C):

Ca' Ghisi Boldù Contarini and Ca' Contarini Pisani (17C):

Casa da Lezze (15C):

Ca' Gussoni Grimani della Vida (16C, by Michele Sanmicheli):

Ca' Ruoda (17C) and Casa Velluti (16C):

Palazzetto Barbarigo, Ca' Barbarigo (16C) and Ca' Zulian (17C):

Ca' Molin Querini (17C):

Ca' Emo at Madalena (17C):

Ca' Soranzo Piovene:

Ca' Molin Erizzo (15C):

Ca' Marcello (18C):

Ca' Vendramin Calergi (1481-1509, by Mauro Codussi in Venetian Renaissance style):

Casa Volpi:

San Marcuola (rebuilt 1730, unfinished facade):

Ca' Memmo Martinengo Mandelli (18C):

Ca' Gritti Dandolo (17C) and 16C building:

Casa Spinazzi (19C) and Casa Lucatello (16C):

Ca' Correr Contarini Zorzi (17C):

Casa Campiello Remer:

Ca' Querini Papozze (12-19C):

Palazzo Labia (1646), Canale di Cannaregio, Casa Rio di Cannaregio and Ca' Emo (18C):

Canonica Santi Geremia & Lucia in front of San Geremia (1753, by Carlo Corbellini) and Palazzo Labia (1646):

Cappello di Santa Lucia:

Scuola dei Morti:

Ca' Flangini (17C):

16C building and Casa Seguso (16C):

19C building:

Hotel Continental and 20C building:

Hotel Principe:

Ca' Soranzo Calbo Crotta (14C-17C):

Santa Maria di Nazareth or degli Scalzi (1672-80, Baldassare Longhena & Giuseppe Sardi):

The Carrara marble facade is under wraps.
A view down the Grand Canal from Ponte degli Scalzi/Bridge of the Barefoot Monks:

Stazione FS (Ferrovia del Stato/National Railroad) di Santa Lucia (1954):

Stazione FS di Santa Lucia offices:

That brings us back to the Ponte della Costituzione and Piazzale Roma.