Palazzo Moro Lin San Polo

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Palazzo Moro Lin, also known as Palazzo Morolin Michiel Olivo, is a Venetian palace located in the San Polo sestiere. It was once part of the Moro Lin family, one of Venice's oldest patrician families, which engaged in trade with Holland, Spain, and India and was admitted to the Great Council in 1297. The palace is now privately owned.

The building is an ancient Gothic structure divided into three floors: pé pian (ground floor), soler nobile (second floor), and soler sottotetto (third floor). On the ground floor, overlooking the Rio de San Polo, there are three water entrances from the canal (porte da mar). The main door is round-arched and centrally positioned, while the smaller lateral doors originally served a service function.

The second floor features a mix of architectural styles. On one side, there is a Lombard-style window with polychrome paterae and barriers. In the center of the main façade, there is a Renaissance four-lancet window with round arches, flanked by single-pointed arches. Two marble rounds are placed at the ends of a typical rose window.

On the side facing Calle Moro Lin and adjacent to Corte Moro Lin, there is an ogival three-light window overlooking a large internal courtyard. The palace's architecture reflects a blend of Gothic and Renaissance elements, showcasing its historical and cultural significance in Venice.