.22Fondaco.22 houses Grand Canal (Venice)



the fondaco dei turchi


along canal, number of fondaco houses increased, buildings combining warehouse , merchant s residence.


a portico (the curia) covers bank , facilitates ships unloading. portico corridor flanked storerooms reaches posterior courtyard. similarly, on first floor loggia large portico illuminates hall open merchant s rooms. façade thereby divided airy central part , 2 more solid sides. low mezzanine offices divides 2 floors.


the fondaco house had lateral defensive towers (torreselle), in fondaco dei turchi (13th century, heavily restored in 19th). german warehouse, fondaco dei tedeschi (which situated on grand canal), reflects high number of foreign merchants working in venice, republic supplied them storerooms , lodging , simultaneously controlled trading activity.


more public buildings built along canal @ rialto: palaces commercial , financial benches (palazzo dei camerlenghi , palazzo dei dieci savi, rebuilt after 1514 fire) , mint. in 1181 nicolò barattieri constructed pontoon bridge connecting rialto mercerie area, later replaced wooden bridge shops on it. warehouses flour , salt more peripheral.







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