Palazzo Belloni Battagia: Façade

The palace was bought by the Belloni family in 1647, and Bortolo Belloni ordered its restoration from Baldassare Longhena. The architectural features of the fa�ade confirm the hand of the architect: the interrupted tympanums placed at the top of the doors and windows on the main floor are unmistakable.

The dignity of the fa�ade resulting from the stone surfaces is almost compromised by the wit of the details: the lion heads at water level which seem to carry the whole building on their backs, the heads on the keystone, the two coats-of-arms on the main floor, the unusual masks on the two pinnacles, and the frieze where crescent moons and the stars on the owner’s coat-of-arms alternate.