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Palazzo Pisani Gritti, Venice, Italy
Palazzo Pisani Gritti, Venice, Italy. 
The Palazzo Pisani Gritti is a Gothic-style palace located across the Grand Canal from the Church of the Salute, and stands along the Campo del Traghetto where the church of Santa Maria del Giglio, in the Sestieri of San Marco, Venice, Italy.
The palace was commissioned with three stories in the 14th century. The second facade on the Campo was formulated in the 16th century. The canal facade once had frescoes, now lost, by Giorgione. An additional story was added in the late 19th century. It has undergone modern refurbishment to make a luxury hotel.
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