page_title: Palazzo Balbi, Venice
hierarchical_section_title: Palazzo Balbi, Venice
caption_attribution_description: English&#x3a;&#32; Palazzo Balbi Venice. Facade on Grand Canal.Français&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Palazzo Balbi Venise. Façade sur le Grand Canal.Italiano&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Palazzo Balbi Venezia. Facciata sul Canal Grande.
context_page_description: Palazzo Balbi is a palace on the Canal Grande, Venice, northern Italy. It is included in the sestiere of Dorsoduro, to the right of Ca' Foscari. Currently it is the seat of the President of the Veneto region and of the regional council.
  It was built from 1582, under design by Alessandro Vittoria as the residence of the Venetian patrician family of the Balbi. In the 19th century it was acquired by Michelangelo Guggenheim and later by the Adriatic Electric Society. It became a property of the Veneto region in 1971.
context_section_description: Palazzo Balbi is a palace on the Canal Grande, Venice, northern Italy. It is included in the sestiere (quarter) of Dorsoduro, to the right of Ca' Foscari. Currently it is the  seat of the President of the Veneto region and  of the regional council.
  It was built from 1582, under design  by Alessandro Vittoria as the residence of the Venetian patrician family of the Balbi. In the 19th century it was acquired by Michelangelo Guggenheim and later by the Adriatic Electric Society. It became a property of the Veneto region in 1971.
caption: Palazzo Balbi seen from Ca' Rezzonico.
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