The Ca' d'Oro or Palazzo Santa Sofia is a palace on the Grand Canal in Venice, northern Italy. One of the older palaces in the city, its name means "golden house" due to the gilt and polychrome external decorations which once adorned its walls. Since 1927, it has been used as a museum, as the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti.
Ca' d'Oro façade overlooking the Grand Canal
Gondolier sailing in front of the Ca'd'Oro.
The courtyard
Cosmatesque floor in the portego
The Grand Canal is a channel in Venice, Italy. It forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city.
The Grand Canal looking south from Rialto Bridge
The Fondaco dei Turchi
Ca' d'Oro
Santa Maria della Salute