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diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6833f05 --- /dev/null +++ b/.gitattributes @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +* text=auto +*.txt text +*.md text diff --git a/13870-0.txt b/13870-0.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..85840e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-0.txt @@ -0,0 +1,465 @@ +*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 13870 *** + +[Illustration] + + + + + + +A SUMMARY HISTORY + +OF THE + +PALAZZO DANDOLO + +NOW + +ROYAL HOTEL DANIELI + + * * * * * + +VENICE + + * * * * * + +1896 + + + + +[Illustration: VIEW OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE TWO PALACES WHICH FORM THE +ROYAL HOTEL DANIELI] + + +In 1805 the second floor of the Palazzo Dandolo, situated in the +Calle delle Razze, and fronting on to the Riva degli Schiavoni, was +bought by a certain Dal Niel, sur-named Danieli, from a member of the +families of Michiel and Bernardo, into whose hands it had come, partly +by inheritance and partly by marriages. The new proprietor converted +it into an hotel, giving it his own name--_Hotel Danieli_. + +Although the use to which this Palace, which once occupied so large +a place in the glories of the history of Venice, has been put during +the present century is very different from that for which it was built, +it has always been kept most worthily, first by Danieli, then by his +daughter Alfonsina, the wife of Vespasiano Muzzarelli, then by his +grand-daughter, Giuseppina Roux, and last by S.S. Genovesi and Campi; +so that it had the honour, which it still possesses, of being chosen +by Emperors, Kings, Princes, and Ambassadors, and by great men of all +countries whose artistic travels bring them to this incomparable city, +so justly called the «Pearl of the Adriatic». + +To the honour of the proprietors, who have succeeded one another in this +hotel, be it said that although, from time to time, certain works have +been executed in this historic Palace, to adapt it to its new use as an +hotel, yet not only have the staircases, the saloons and the various +apartments been preserved just as they were, but the artistic beauties, +and the historical souvenirs, have been carefully respected; the +stuccoes and frescoes of the XVIth and XVIIth century have been spared; +and the portraits and heraldic shields of the Dandolos, the Bernardos, +and the Mocenigos can still be admired today in their original +positions. + + +[Illustration: PANORAMAS FROM THE BALCONIES OF THE PALAZZO DANDOLO +(NOW HOTEL ROYAL DANIELI)] + + +[Illustration: PANORAMAS FROM THE BALCONIES OF THE PALAZZO DANDOLO +(NOW HOTEL ROYAL DANIELI)] + + +It will surely be agreeable to the travellers who come to lodge in +this remarkable building to know its origin and its history. We propose +to give them a rapid sketch of both; and we believe it will not be +uninteresting to them to know that in the halls and chambers they +inhabit, some of the most important acts of the great Venetian Republic +have been discussed and decided upon; and that in this Palace besides +Doges and Senators, Kings and Ambassadors, Alfred de Musset (then a fair +and charming young man in delicate health) took up his abode, in 1833, +and Balzac, mme George Sand (who here wrote her novel _Leone +Leoni_), and Victor Feuillet, who, for his magnificent romance +«L'Honnêteté», drew his inspiration from Venetian subjects. + +But to return to the ancient history of the Palace (now Hotel Royal +Danieli) it was built in 1400, by one of the Dandolo families, but +whether by that of the great Doge, Enrico Dandolo, is not quite certain. +In the _Chronicles of Malipiero_ which date from 1457 to 1500 we +find the following passage «Today, the 28th August 1498, have arrived +the Ambassadors of Florence, Rucellai and Vespucci; who are lodged in +the Palazzo Dandolo, in the Calle delle Razze». We should here remark +that the beautiful Gothic door, in the Calle delle Razze was originally +the principle entrance, and the one on the Riva degli Schiavoni has +only been opened in recent years for the convenience of travellers. + +We find confirmation of what has been said as to the date of the Palace, +and as to the family who built it, in the _Diary of Sanudo_, in +which he tells us that «on the 7th April 1498 the Prince of Salerno came +to Venice. A most brilliant reception was given him, great _festas_ +were held in his honour, and he, and his suite of forty-four persons +were lodged in the Dandolo Palace of the _Calle delle Razze_». + +Sanudo tells us again that «in 1499, this magnificent abode was +prepared, by order of the Republic, to receive worthily the French +Ambassadors». + +We could cite many other historical passages proving that this Palace +had belonged to the Dandolo family, but one more, and a very interesting +one, must suffice. In _Sanudo's Diary_ we read again «On the +evening of the 21 February 1531 the orator Cesareo, in the Palace +Dandolo, Calle delle Razze, on the quay, gave a very great feast, with +fireworks concerts, and illuminated boats, Spanish fashion, on the Canal +of St. Mark's, on the occasion of the elevation of the king of Hungary +and Boemia, to the dignity of a King of the Romans». + +This historic Palace passed from the Dandolos to the Gritti family, in +1536, by a deed of sale; and it is not without interest to note that to +distinguish it from others of the same name, it is called in the deed, +«that Palazzo Dandolo in which generally abides the Ambassadors of +France». + + +[Illustration: ATRIUM AND DUCAL STAIRS IN THE PALAZZO DANDOLO] + + +After the Dandolos and the Grittis, the Michiel, the Mocenigo and the +Bernardo families became its possessors by marriage, and they retained +it till the beginning of the present century, when, as we have said, +its second floor was sold, by the noble Dame Helen Michiel, widow of +Alvise Bernardo to Dal Niel. Dal Niel left it to his daughter Alfonsina +Muzzarelli, who was able, in 1840 to buy the first floor from the noble +Filippo Nani, the heir of the Mocenigos; and thus the whole building +passed to her daughter Giuseppina Roux, and forms the present Hotel +Royal Danieli. + +The interior of this beautiful Palace we have already described its +architecture in Venetian Gothic, and Sansovino's hand is to be traced +in many of its details. It well deserves the reputation that it enjoys +of being one of the noblest hotels in the world--indeed its artistic +beauties, and its historic associations, can only be equalled by its +unique and romantic position. Mme Georges Sand, who lodged in the hotel +in May 1834, as she watched from her balcony the sun setting over the +enchanting scene spread out before her, writes in her Letters of a +Traveller--«The sun had set behind the Euganean hills, great purple +clouds hung in the sky over Venice. The tower of St Mark's, the domes +of Sta. Maria, and the forest of spires and minarets that rise from all +parts of Venice, were drawn in black outline against the burnished +horizon. The sky passed, by an admirable gradation, from cherry red to +enamelled blue; and the water, calm and limpid as a glass, gave back the +exact reflection of this immense iridescence. Nearer the town the lagoon +was like a vast mirror of bronze. Never had I seen Venice so lovely and +so fairy-like». + +To the beauty of a panorama unequalled in the world, that is spread +before the windows of the hotel to its historic associations to the +purity and the grandeur of its architecture, to the Venetian +sumptuousness of its halls and chambers (including the green saloon of +the Doges) to the magnificence of its Atrium and staircase--preserved in +its original XVth cent. condition, must now be added the important works +of restoration and embellishment just completed by the present +proprietors who by the aid of clever architects, artists and decorators, +have studied the means of bringing into requisition all the modern +appliances, in the way of Steam and Electricity, to produce luxury and +comfort, without taking from this interesting Venetian monument its +original character, which carries the traveller back to the epoch of the +Dandolos, the Grittis, the Bernardos, the Michielis and the Mocenigos. + + +[Illustration: SCALA D'ORO] + + + + +THE NEW YORK HERALD + +(European Edition) of April 14th + +says: + +We have pleasure in offering to the readers of the NEW YORK HERALD +a few details about this splendid hotel, which, because of its ancient +history, its modern additions, its internal arrangements, its +topografical position at Venice, is one of the most interesting hotels +in Italy. + +We will begin by pointing out the frame is worthy of the picture. Among +all the cities of the world, incontestably the most beautiful and the +most unique is Venice--the «Queen of the Adriatic». + +Venice for the traveler, for the artist, for the poet, is far more +interesting than Naples, and even than Rome. The shores of Naples, +however enchanting, the monuments of Rome, however incomparable, can be +pictured by the imagination even without visiting them, but Venice can +be comprehended and realized only by seeing it with the eyes and by +living its life, and the more this is done, the greater becomes the +admiration excited. + +The enchanting mysteries of its canals and of its picturesque streets +and calles, the grandeur of its monuments and of its palaces, which rise +as by enchantment from the limpid water, the atmosphere of poetry and +art which surrounds it, are not to be described, or if described present +but a faint picture of the reality. + +This, then, being the romantic frame, the picture as spread out before +the windows of the Palazzo Dandolo, now Royal Hotel Danieli, which +stands in the finest part of the Riva degli Schiavoni, is worthy of it, +making an unequalled panorama, which extends from the Piazzetta with the +Molo, the Columns, St. Mark's Church and the Doge's Palace away round to +the Public Gardens. The front, which is due south, faces the broad Basin +of St. Mark, dotted with gondolas and boats of all kinds, and the broad +lagoons, with their treasures and their mysteries. The red church of San +Giorgio Maggiore and the great dome of the Salute, reflect themselves +in the water to the right, backed, in the far distance, by the blue +volcanic hills of Padua: while to the left is Byron's island of San +Lazzaro, and the long low banks of the Lido that defend Venice from +the waves of the Adriatic. + + +[Illustration: SMOKING-ROOM AND AMERICAN BAR] + + +[Illustration: PUBLIC DRAWING ROOM] + + +But the palace itself, famous in the history of Venice, having been +built in 1400 by the great family of Dandolo (and which is now the +Royal Hotel Danieli), forms an integral part of the picture, for it is +one of the most magnificent palaces of Venice; and we shall presently +give our readers a historical sketch of it, which we trust will prove +interesting. Meanwhile we must mention that to this ancient and +sumptuous palace, with its Atrium and Loggia, with its grand ducal +staircase, its ample reception halls, its «golden stairs», its rooms +decorated with stucco and precious carvings, its Sansovino ceiling +beams, its wooden mosaic floors, and its bifurcated windows and ogival +balconies, which recall the history of Bianca Cappello, has been added +a second palace, equally large and imposing, but one built on purpose +for a hotel. + +This second building is modern--modern in all its details, as we shall +see in due course. + +The exterior of these two palaces, of which the architecture presents +a remarkable contrast, can be admired in the following engraving. + +The building to the right of the spectator is the modern Palace, that on +the left the ancient Dandolo Palace--each splendid in its own style--and +the one in the distance is the famous Palace of the Doges. + +To describe the interior of these two handsome edifices is very +difficult, but the accompanying engraving, which represents the +_Atrium_ of the Palazzo Dandolo, with its magnificent ducal +staircase, will give some idea of their beauty. Around this Atrium are +a number of fine halls and offices, with the water-gate opening on to +a side canal with a marble landing-stage for the gondolas. Near to the +water-gate is the _Railway Office_ (a convenience possessed by +no other hotel in Venice), where tickets can be taken and luggage be +registered without any trouble to the traveler. Next this is the +luggage office. + +Opposite the land entrance is the _Porter's Lodge_, where one or +more porters are always to be found at the disposition of travelers. On +the left hand is a _Post Office_ with, for the greater security of +all correspondence, a Government letter-box; and close by, the _Bureau +of the Hotel_, with offices for the _cashier_, for _money changing_, +and for _Bank business_. + +Opposite the grand stairs is a luxurious _Smoking Room_, its walls +hung with rich material, and furnished in Oriental comfort and style, +with an _American Bar_ leading out of it. Next it, are two spacious +_Reading and Writing Rooms_, containing the principal newspapers +and illustrated publications of the world. + + +[Illustration: READING ROOM] + + +On the right hand of the main door is a large _Public Drawing +Room,_ style of 1700, with handsome stucco-work, and gilt furniture +covered with rich stuffs, with the hangings and wall-coverings all _en +suite_. This room alone would repay a visit to the hotel. Some idea +can be formed of it from the following engravings, though, of course, +the full effect of its richness and color is lost. In the two palaces +there are a number of other such drawing-rooms, besides a concert hall, +ballroom, music room and billiard room, &c. There are also bath rooms +and douche baths on every floor. On the ground floor are the +_kitchens_, the _wine cellars_, the _ice cellars_, the apparatus +for _heating_ the whole buildings by steam, thus spreading a +uniform temperature throughout the two Palaces. Here is also the +machinery for the _lifts_, the centre for the distribution of the +_electric light_ and the boilers and _syphons_ for giving _hot water_ +direct into all the apartments. All this deserves being examined from +the novelty of the systems employed and from the exquisite order and +tidiness which everywhere reigns. + +We will not describe the _bedrooms_ and _sitting rooms_, +except to say that they have all been recently done up and richly +furnished with the utmost artistic taste and are all lit with +electricity. Many of the apartments have been preserved in the original +style, especially the _Saloon of the Doges_, No. 9, which with the +adjoining rooms, Nos. 10, 11 and 12, all of which overlook the Riva +degli Schiavoni and the magnificent panorama already described. + +The _wines_ and _the table_ are a great speciality of the +Hotel Royal Danieli, all being of the very highest order, and its +_dining rooms_ and _restaurant_ arranged with small and separate tables, +have an unusual character all their own. + +The _dining rooms_ are decorated in an entirely novel style and one +that is truly poetic. The great windows of ground glass are transformed +into eight lovely winter gardens of rare plants, which are reproduced in +the big mirrors which line the walls, and the electric light, which +hangs in delicate Venetian glass lily pendants round the ceiling, +produces a most charming and unusual effect. + +The two great _restaurant_ halls are furnished in pure style of the +Empire, for all the stuffs and decorations are copied from the best +works that treat of that period, and are among the richest and choicest +of that famous epoch. + +Thus, by a series of ingenious combinations these two palaces, so different +from each other in many ways, blend themselves in one harmonious and +artistic whole, and in them are united the greatest luxury with the utmost +comfort. + + +[Illustration: SALON OF THE DOGES] + + +To give an idea of the whole we will imagine that a traveler is staying +in the apartment of the Doge--which recalls all the pomp and grandeur +of old Venice--to go to the breakfast-room and restaurant we will pass +through the great Sansovino ball-room, then through the Rose saloon, by +the side of which is the music-room (style Empire), and the gallery of +tapestry and majolica, and thus reaches the Empire decorated restaurants +which we have already described. + +In the evening at dinner-time the traveler would, instead, descend by +successive steps, through a Renaissance vestibule, to the beautiful +winter garden dining-halls, which, especially when lit up by the soft +radiance of the electric lilies, makes a perfect fairy scene. + +Round the ball-room on the first floor runs an uncovered _loggia_, +from whence one can look down into the court of honor, or Venetian +Atrium, in which of an evening characteristic concerts are frequently +given. From the first floor the great «scala d'oro» conducts one to the +second floor, where are the spacious concert-room and various handsome +suites of ancient and modern apartments. + +To the honor of the proprietors who have succeeded one another, be it +said, that although from time to time certain works have been executed +in this historic palace to adapt it to its new use as a hotel, yet not +only have the staircases, the saloons and the various apartments been +preserved just as they were, but the artistic beauties and the historic +souvenirs have been carefully respected, the stuccoes and frescoes +of the sixteenth and seventeenth century have been spared, and the +portraits and heraldic shields of the Dandolos, the Bernardos and the +Mocenigos can still be admired to-day in their original positions. + +Although the use to which this Palace, which once occupied so large a +place in the glories of the history of Venice, has been put during the +present century is very different from that which it was built, it has +always been kept most worthily, first by Danieli, then by his daughter +Alfonsina, the wife of Vespasiano Muzzarelli; then by his granddaughter, +Giuseppina Roux, and, last, by S.S. Genovesi and Campi, so that it had +the honor, which it still possesses, of being chosen by Emperors, Kings, +Princes and Ambassadors, and by great men of all countries whose +artistic travels bring them to this incomparable city, so justly called +the «Pearl of the Adriatic». + +The delightful impression made on those who inhabit the Hotel Royal +Danieli has been expressed over and over again to their friends, and +they have often said to the proprietors that they have rather felt as if +visiting in the house of a friend, or in a princely mansion, than in an +hotel, even though in the greatest hotel in the world. + + +[Illustration: SANSOVINO HALL] + + +In this lovely palace the traveler feels _at home_. All is artistic +and poetical. No long passages, painted in imitation marble, cold and +draughty, and dreary! No long endless tables and big red velvet divans, +as in a cafe! No long rows of rooms in which the furniture is so much +alike that you cannot tell if you are in your own room or someone +else's! Here is nothing conventional, nothing that is to be seen +everywhere--whether among the mountains of Switzerland or on the +boulevards of Paris, and which makes the traveler's life monotonous +wherever he may be. Here, on the contrary, he finds himself in an +atmosphere of _home_, of comfort, and of suitability to his +position, however exalted that may be, and one in keeping with his +romantic surroundings. + +This has been the aim of those who have directed the decorations of the +Hotel Royal Danieli, and they are happy in the thought that they have +succeeded to the satisfaction of the visitors. + +_To sum up_. The Hotel Royal Danieli, now entirely restored and +embellished from ground to roof and decorated by the best Venetian +artists, arranged with all the most modern appliances for comfort, +can offer the following conveniences for travelers:-- + + POST OFFICE. + RAILWAY OFFICE. + MONEY EXCHANGE AND BANKING OFFICE. + TWO LIFTS. + ELECTRIC LIGHT IN EVERY ROOM. + STEAM HEATERS. + BATHS AND DOUCHE BATHS ON EVERY FLOOR. + STEAM BOILERS FOR HOT WATER. + PRIVATE LAUNDRY. + COURT OF HONOR, OR ATRIUM. + READING-ROOMS. + WRITING-ROOM. + SMOKING-ROOM AND AMERICAN BAR. + PUBLIC DRAWING-ROOM. + LADIES' DRAWING-ROOM. + CONCERT HALL. + BALL ROOM. + MUSIC ROOM. + BILLIARD ROOM. + RESTAURANT, AT EVERY HOUR. + TABLE D'HOTE, AT SEPARATE TABLES, &c., &c. + + + +[Illustration: STEPS AND RENAISSANCE VESTIBULE] + + +[Illustration: HALL OF THE WINTER GARDENS] + + +Table d'hote at separate tables, &c., &c., and all conducted according +to the most modern systems of comfort and elegance. + +Although the present proprietors, Messrs. Genovesi, Campi, Bozzi +& Co., have spent a veritable fortune this year in restorations and +embellishments, so as to render the Hotel Royal Danieli the most +comfortable, the most artistic and the most aristocratic hotel in +Europe, yet they have in nothing augmented the prices, but have retained +those moderate rates which have helped to render the Hotel Danieli so +famous. + + * * * * * + +Nota bene--The ancient Palazzo Dandolo, now Hotel Royal Danieli, and all +its internal arrangements, deserves a special visit from travelers who +are sojourning in Venice, and the proprietors will be most happy to show +the palace to all interested in the sights of Venice, whether they are +resident in the hotel or not. + +[Illustration] + + + + + + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A Summary History of the Palazzo +Dandolo, by Anonymous + +*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 13870 *** diff --git a/13870-h/13870-h.htm b/13870-h/13870-h.htm new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b10f9e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/13870-h.htm @@ -0,0 +1,631 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> +<html lang="en"> +<head> +<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" + content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> +<meta content="pg2html (binary v0.16)" + name="generator"> +<title>The Project Gutenberg eBook of + A Summary History of the Palazzo Dandolo now Royal Hotel Danieli, + by Anonymous +</title> +<style type="text/css"> + <!-- + body { margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 10%; } + p { text-indent: 1em; + margin-top: .75em; + font-size: 100%; + text-align: justify; + line-height: 150%; + margin-bottom: .75em; } + h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 { text-align: center; } + hr { width: 50%; } + hr.full { width: 100%; } + .foot { margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 10%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -3em; font-size: 85%; } + center { padding: 0.8em;} + // --> +</style> +</head> +<body> +<div>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 13870 ***</div> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-fc.jpg"> +<img border="1" src="images/image-fc.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Front Cover"></a> +</center> + +<h2> + A SUMMARY HISTORY +</h2> +<h3> + OF THE +</h3> +<h1> + PALAZZO DANDOLO +</h1> +<h3> + NOW +</h3> +<h2> + ROYAL HOTEL DANIELI +</h2> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<hr> +<center><b> + VENICE</b> +<br> + 1896 +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> +<center> +<a href="images/image-01.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-01.jpg" width="80%" +alt="View of the Exterior of the Two Palaces Which Form the +Royal Hotel Danieli"></a> +<br><small><b>VIEW OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE TWO PALACES WHICH FORM THE +ROYAL HOTEL DANIELI</b></small> +</center> +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + In 1805 the second floor of the Palazzo Dandolo, situated in the + Calle delle Razze, and fronting on to the Riva degli Schiavoni, was + bought by a certain Dal Niel, sur-named Danieli, from a member of the + families of Michiel and Bernardo, into whose hands it had come, partly + by inheritance and partly by marriages. The new proprietor converted + it into an hotel, giving it his own name—<i>Hotel Danieli</i>. +</p> +<p> + Although the use to which this Palace, which once occupied so large + a place in the glories of the history of Venice, has been put during + the present century is very different from that for which it was built, + it has always been kept most worthily, first by Danieli, then by his + daughter Alfonsina, the wife of Vespasiano Muzzarelli, then by his + grand-daughter, Giuseppina Roux, and last by S.S. Genovesi and Campi; + so that it had the honour, which it still possesses, of being chosen + by Emperors, Kings, Princes, and Ambassadors, and by great men of all + countries whose artistic travels bring them to this incomparable city, + so justly called the « Pearl of the Adriatic ». +</p> +<p> + To the honour of the proprietors, who have succeeded one another in this + hotel, be it said that although, from time to time, certain works have + been executed in this historic Palace, to adapt it to its new use as an + hotel, yet not only have the staircases, the saloons and the various + apartments been preserved just as they were, but the artistic beauties, + and the historical souvenirs, have been carefully respected; the + stuccoes and frescoes of the XVIth and XVIIth century have been spared; + and the portraits and heraldic shields of the Dandolos, the Bernardos, + and the Mocenigos can still be admired today in their original + positions. +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-02.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-02.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Panoramas from the Balconies of The Palazzo Dandolo +(now Hotel Royal Danieli)"></a> +<br><small><b>PANORAMAS FROM THE BALCONIES OF THE PALAZZO DANDOLO +(NOW HOTEL ROYAL DANIELI)</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-03.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-03.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Panoramas from the Balconies of The Palazzo Dandolo +(now Hotel Royal Danieli)"></a> +<br><small><b>PANORAMAS FROM THE BALCONIES OF THE PALAZZO DANDOLO +(NOW HOTEL ROYAL DANIELI)</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + It will surely be agreeable to the travellers who come to lodge in + this remarkable building to know its origin and its history. We propose + to give them a rapid sketch of both; and we believe it will not be + uninteresting to them to know that in the halls and chambers they + inhabit, some of the most important acts of the great Venetian Republic + have been discussed and decided upon; and that in this Palace besides + Doges and Senators, Kings and Ambassadors, Alfred de Musset (then a fair + and charming young man in delicate health) took up his abode, in 1833, + and Balzac, m.<sup>me</sup> George Sand (who here wrote her novel <i>Leone + Leoni</i>), and Victor Feuillet, who, for his magnificent romance + « L'Honnêteté », drew his inspiration from Venetian subjects. +</p> +<p> + But to return to the ancient history of the Palace (now Hotel Royal + Danieli) it was built in 1400, by one of the Dandolo families, but + whether by that of the great Doge, Enrico Dandolo, is not quite certain. + In the <i>Chronicles of Malipiero</i> which date from 1457 to 1500 we + find the following passage « Today, the 28<sup>h</sup> August 1498, have arrived + the Ambassadors of Florence, Rucellai and Vespucci; who are lodged in + the Palazzo Dandolo, in the Calle delle Razze ». We should here remark + that the beautiful Gothic door, in the Calle delle Razze was originally + the principle entrance, and the one on the Riva degli Schiavoni has + only been opened in recent years for the convenience of travellers. +</p> +<p> + We find confirmation of what has been said as to the date of the Palace, + and as to the family who built it, in the <i>Diary of Sanudo</i>, in + which he tells us that « on the 7<sup>h</sup> April 1498 the Prince of Salerno came + to Venice. A most brilliant reception was given him, great <i>festas</i> + were held in his honour, and he, and his suite of forty-four persons + were lodged in the Dandolo Palace of the <i>Calle delle Razze</i> ». +</p> +<p> + Sanudo tells us again that « in 1499, this magnificent abode was + prepared, by order of the Republic, to receive worthily the French + Ambassadors ». +</p> +<p> + We could cite many other historical passages proving that this Palace + had belonged to the Dandolo family, but one more, and a very interesting + one, must suffice. In <i>Sanudo's Diary</i> we read again « On the + evening of the 21 February 1531 the orator Cesareo, in the Palace + Dandolo, Calle delle Razze, on the quay, gave a very great feast, with + fireworks concerts, and illuminated boats, Spanish fashion, on the Canal + of St. Mark's, on the occasion of the elevation of the king of Hungary + and Boemia, to the dignity of a King of the Romans ». +</p> +<p> + This historic Palace passed from the Dandolos to the Gritti family, in + 1536, by a deed of sale; and it is not without interest to note that to + distinguish it from others of the same name, it is called in the deed, + « that Palazzo Dandolo in which generally abides the Ambassadors of + France ». +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-04.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-04.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Atrium and Ducal Stairs in the Palazzo Dandolo"></a> +<br><small><b>ATRIUM AND DUCAL STAIRS IN THE PALAZZO DANDOLO</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + After the Dandolos and the Grittis, the Michiel, the Mocenigo and the + Bernardo families became its possessors by marriage, and they retained + it till the beginning of the present century, when, as we have said, + its second floor was sold, by the noble Dame Helen Michiel, widow of + Alvise Bernardo to Dal Niel. Dal Niel left it to his daughter Alfonsina + Muzzarelli, who was able, in 1840 to buy the first floor from the noble + Filippo Nani, the heir of the Mocenigos; and thus the whole building + passed to her daughter Giuseppina Roux, and forms the present Hotel + Royal Danieli. +</p> +<p> + The interior of this beautiful Palace we have already described its + architecture in Venetian Gothic, and Sansovino's hand is to be traced + in many of its details. It well deserves the reputation that it enjoys + of being one of the noblest hotels in the world—indeed its artistic + beauties, and its historic associations, can only be equalled by its + unique and romantic position. M<sup>me</sup> Georges Sand, who lodged in the hotel + in May 1834, as she watched from her balcony the sun setting over the + enchanting scene spread out before her, writes in her Letters of a + Traveller—« The sun had set behind the Euganean hills, great purple + clouds hung in the sky over Venice. The tower of St Mark's, the domes + of S<sup>ta</sup> Maria, and the forest of spires and minarets that rise from all + parts of Venice, were drawn in black outline against the burnished + horizon. The sky passed, by an admirable gradation, from cherry red to + enamelled blue; and the water, calm and limpid as a glass, gave back the + exact reflection of this immense iridescence. Nearer the town the lagoon + was like a vast mirror of bronze. Never had I seen Venice so lovely and + so fairy-like ». +</p> +<p> + To the beauty of a panorama unequalled in the world, that is spread + before the windows of the hotel to its historic associations to the + purity and the grandeur of its architecture, to the Venetian + sumptuousness of its halls and chambers (including the green saloon of + the Doges) to the magnificence of its Atrium and staircase—preserved in + its original XV<sup>h</sup> cent. condition, must now be added the important works + of restoration and embellishment just completed by the present + proprietors who by the aid of clever architects, artists and decorators, + have studied the means of bringing into requisition all the modern + appliances, in the way of Steam and Electricity, to produce luxury and + comfort, without taking from this interesting Venetian monument its + original character, which carries the traveller back to the epoch of the + Dandolos, the Grittis, the Bernardos, the Michielis and the Mocenigos. +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-05.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-05.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Scala D'Oro"></a> +<br><small><b>SCALA D'ORO</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + + +<h2> + THE NEW YORK HERALD +</h2> +<h3> + (European Edition) of April 14<sup>th</sup> +</h3> +<h4> + says: +</h4> +<p> + We have pleasure in offering to the readers of the NEW YORK HERALD + a few details about this splendid hotel, which, because of its ancient + history, its modern additions, its internal arrangements, its + topografical position at Venice, is one of the most interesting hotels + in Italy. +</p> +<p> + We will begin by pointing out the frame is worthy of the picture. Among + all the cities of the world, incontestably the most beautiful and the + most unique is Venice—the « Queen of the Adriatic ». +</p> +<p> + Venice for the traveler, for the artist, for the poet, is far more + interesting than Naples, and even than Rome. The shores of Naples, + however enchanting, the monuments of Rome, however incomparable, can be + pictured by the imagination even without visiting them, but Venice can + be comprehended and realized only by seeing it with the eyes and by + living its life, and the more this is done, the greater becomes the + admiration excited. +</p> +<p> + The enchanting mysteries of its canals and of its picturesque streets + and calles, the grandeur of its monuments and of its palaces, which rise + as by enchantment from the limpid water, the atmosphere of poetry and + art which surrounds it, are not to be described, or if described present + but a faint picture of the reality. +</p> +<p> + This, then, being the romantic frame, the picture as spread out before + the windows of the Palazzo Dandolo, now Royal Hotel Danieli, which + stands in the finest part of the Riva degli Schiavoni, is worthy of it, + making an unequalled panorama, which extends from the Piazzetta with the + Molo, the Columns, St. Mark's Church and the Doge's Palace away round to + the Public Gardens. The front, which is due south, faces the broad Basin + of St. Mark, dotted with gondolas and boats of all kinds, and the broad + lagoons, with their treasures and their mysteries. The red church of San + Giorgio Maggiore and the great dome of the Salute, reflect themselves + in the water to the right, backed, in the far distance, by the blue + volcanic hills of Padua: while to the left is Byron's island of San + Lazzaro, and the long low banks of the Lido that defend Venice from + the waves of the Adriatic. +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + + +<center> +<a href="images/image-06.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-06.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Smoking-room and American Bar"></a> +<br><small><b>SMOKING-ROOM AND AMERICAN BAR</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-07.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-07.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Public Drawing Room"></a> +<br><small><b>PUBLIC DRAWING ROOM</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + But the palace itself, famous in the history of Venice, having been + built in 1400 by the great family of Dandolo (and which is now the + Royal Hotel Danieli), forms an integral part of the picture, for it is + one of the most magnificent palaces of Venice; and we shall presently + give our readers a historical sketch of it, which we trust will prove + interesting. Meanwhile we must mention that to this ancient and + sumptuous palace, with its Atrium and Loggia, with its grand ducal + staircase, its ample reception halls, its « golden stairs », its rooms + decorated with stucco and precious carvings, its Sansovino ceiling + beams, its wooden mosaic floors, and its bifurcated windows and ogival + balconies, which recall the history of Bianca Cappello, has been added + a second palace, equally large and imposing, but one built on purpose + for a hotel. +</p> +<p> + This second building is modern—modern in all its details, as we shall + see in due course. +</p> +<p> + The exterior of these two palaces, of which the architecture presents + a remarkable contrast, can be admired in the following engraving. +</p> +<p> + The building to the right of the spectator is the modern Palace, that on + the left the ancient Dandolo Palace—each splendid in its own style—and + the one in the distance is the famous Palace of the Doges. +</p> +<p> + To describe the interior of these two handsome edifices is very + difficult, but the accompanying engraving, which represents the + <i>Atrium</i> of the Palazzo Dandolo, with its magnificent ducal + staircase, will give some idea of their beauty. Around this Atrium are + a number of fine halls and offices, with the water-gate opening on to + a side canal with a marble landing-stage for the gondolas. Near to the + water-gate is the <i>Railway Office</i> (a convenience possessed by + no other hotel in Venice), where tickets can be taken and luggage be + registered without any trouble to the traveler. Next this is the + luggage office. +</p> +<p> + Opposite the land entrance is the <i>Porter's Lodge</i>, where one or + more porters are always to be found at the disposition of travelers. On + the left hand is a <i>Post Office</i> with, for the greater security of + all correspondence, a Government letter-box; and close by, the <i>Bureau + of the Hotel</i>, with offices for the <i>cashier</i>, for <i>money changing</i>, + and for <i>Bank business</i>. +</p> +<p> + Opposite the grand stairs is a luxurious <i>Smoking Room</i>, its walls + hung with rich material, and furnished in Oriental comfort and style, + with an <i>American Bar</i> leading out of it. Next it, are two spacious + <i>Reading and Writing Rooms</i>, containing the principal newspapers + and illustrated publications of the world. +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-08.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-08.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Reading Room"></a> +<br><small><b>READING ROOM</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + On the right hand of the main door is a large <i>Public Drawing + Room,</i> style of 1700, with handsome stucco-work, and gilt furniture + covered with rich stuffs, with the hangings and wall-coverings all <i>en + suite</i>. This room alone would repay a visit to the hotel. Some idea + can be formed of it from the following engravings, though, of course, + the full effect of its richness and color is lost. In the two palaces + there are a number of other such drawing-rooms, besides a concert hall, + ballroom, music room and billiard room, &c. There are also bath rooms + and douche baths on every floor. On the ground floor are the + <i>kitchens</i>, the <i>wine cellars</i>, the <i>ice cellars</i>, the apparatus + for <i>heating</i> the whole buildings by steam, thus spreading a + uniform temperature throughout the two Palaces. Here is also the + machinery for the <i>lifts</i>, the centre for the distribution of the + <i>electric light</i> and the boilers and <i>syphons</i> for giving <i>hot water</i> + direct into all the apartments. All this deserves being examined from + the novelty of the systems employed and from the exquisite order and + tidiness which everywhere reigns. +</p> +<p> + We will not describe the <i>bedrooms</i> and <i>sitting rooms</i>, + except to say that they have all been recently done up and richly + furnished with the utmost artistic taste and are all lit with + electricity. Many of the apartments have been preserved in the original + style, especially the <i>Saloon of the Doges</i>, No. 9, which with the + adjoining rooms, Nos. 10, 11 and 12, all of which overlook the Riva + degli Schiavoni and the magnificent panorama already described. +</p> +<p> + The <i>wines</i> and <i>the table</i> are a great speciality of the + Hotel Royal Danieli, all being of the very highest order, and its + <i>dining rooms</i> and <i>restaurant</i> arranged with small and separate tables, + have an unusual character all their own. +</p> +<p> + The <i>dining rooms</i> are decorated in an entirely novel style and one + that is truly poetic. The great windows of ground glass are transformed + into eight lovely winter gardens of rare plants, which are reproduced in + the big mirrors which line the walls, and the electric light, which + hangs in delicate Venetian glass lily pendants round the ceiling, + produces a most charming and unusual effect. +</p> +<p> + The two great <i>restaurant</i> halls are furnished in pure style of the + Empire, for all the stuffs and decorations are copied from the best + works that treat of that period, and are among the richest and choicest + of that famous epoch. +</p> +<p> + Thus, by a series of ingenious combinations these two palaces, so different + from each other in many ways, blend themselves in one harmonious and + artistic whole, and in them are united the greatest luxury with the utmost + comfort. +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-09.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-09.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Salon of the Doges"></a> +<br><small><b>SALON OF THE DOGES</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + To give an idea of the whole we will imagine that a traveler is staying + in the apartment of the Doge—which recalls all the pomp and grandeur + of old Venice—to go to the breakfast-room and restaurant we will pass + through the great Sansovino ball-room, then through the Rose saloon, by + the side of which is the music-room (style Empire), and the gallery of + tapestry and majolica, and thus reaches the Empire decorated restaurants + which we have already described. +</p> +<p> + In the evening at dinner-time the traveler would, instead, descend by + successive steps, through a Renaissance vestibule, to the beautiful + winter garden dining-halls, which, especially when lit up by the soft + radiance of the electric lilies, makes a perfect fairy scene. +</p> +<p> + Round the ball-room on the first floor runs an uncovered <i>loggia</i>, + from whence one can look down into the court of honor, or Venetian + Atrium, in which of an evening characteristic concerts are frequently + given. From the first floor the great « scala d'oro » conducts one to the + second floor, where are the spacious concert-room and various handsome + suites of ancient and modern apartments. +</p> +<p> + To the honor of the proprietors who have succeeded one another, be it + said, that although from time to time certain works have been executed + in this historic palace to adapt it to its new use as a hotel, yet not + only have the staircases, the saloons and the various apartments been + preserved just as they were, but the artistic beauties and the historic + souvenirs have been carefully respected, the stuccoes and frescoes + of the sixteenth and seventeenth century have been spared, and the + portraits and heraldic shields of the Dandolos, the Bernardos and the + Mocenigos can still be admired to-day in their original positions. +</p> +<p> + Although the use to which this Palace, which once occupied so large a + place in the glories of the history of Venice, has been put during the + present century is very different from that which it was built, it has + always been kept most worthily, first by Danieli, then by his daughter + Alfonsina, the wife of Vespasiano Muzzarelli; then by his granddaughter, + Giuseppina Roux, and, last, by S.S. Genovesi and Campi, so that it had + the honor, which it still possesses, of being chosen by Emperors, Kings, + Princes and Ambassadors, and by great men of all countries whose + artistic travels bring them to this incomparable city, so justly called + the « Pearl of the Adriatic ». +</p> +<p> + The delightful impression made on those who inhabit the Hotel Royal + Danieli has been expressed over and over again to their friends, and + they have often said to the proprietors that they have rather felt as if + visiting in the house of a friend, or in a princely mansion, than in an + hotel, even though in the greatest hotel in the world. +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-10.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-10.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Sansovino Hall"></a> +<br><small><b>SANSOVINO HALL</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + In this lovely palace the traveler feels <i>at home</i>. All is artistic + and poetical. No long passages, painted in imitation marble, cold and + draughty, and dreary! No long endless tables and big red velvet divans, + as in a cafe! No long rows of rooms in which the furniture is so much + alike that you cannot tell if you are in your own room or someone + else's! Here is nothing conventional, nothing that is to be seen + everywhere—whether among the mountains of Switzerland or on the + boulevards of Paris, and which makes the traveler's life monotonous + wherever he may be. Here, on the contrary, he finds himself in an + atmosphere of <i>home</i>, of comfort, and of suitability to his + position, however exalted that may be, and one in keeping with his + romantic surroundings. +</p> +<p> + This has been the aim of those who have directed the decorations of the + Hotel Royal Danieli, and they are happy in the thought that they have + succeeded to the satisfaction of the visitors. +</p> +<p> + <i>To sum up</i>. The Hotel Royal Danieli, now entirely restored and + embellished from ground to roof and decorated by the best Venetian + artists, arranged with all the most modern appliances for comfort, can + offer the following conveniences for travelers:— +</p> + +<p><br> + POST OFFICE.<br> + RAILWAY OFFICE.<br> + MONEY EXCHANGE AND BANKING OFFICE.<br> + TWO LIFTS.<br> + ELECTRIC LIGHT IN EVERY ROOM.<br> + STEAM HEATERS.<br> + BATHS AND DOUCHE BATHS ON EVERY FLOOR.<br> + STEAM BOILERS FOR HOT WATER.<br> + PRIVATE LAUNDRY.<br> + COURT OF HONOR, OR ATRIUM.<br> + READING-ROOMS.<br> + WRITING-ROOM.<br> + SMOKING-ROOM AND AMERICAN BAR.<br> + PUBLIC DRAWING-ROOM.<br> + LADIES' DRAWING-ROOM.<br> + CONCERT HALL.<br> + BALL ROOM.<br> + MUSIC ROOM.<br> + BILLIARD ROOM.<br> + RESTAURANT, AT EVERY HOUR.<br> + TABLE D'HOTE, AT SEPARATE TABLES, &c., &c.<br> +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-11.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-11.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Steps and Renaissance Vestibule"></a> +<br><small><b>STEPS AND RENAISSANCE VESTIBULE</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-12.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-12.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Hall of the Winter Gardens"></a> +<br><small><b>HALL OF THE WINTER GARDENS</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + Table d'hote at separate tables, &c., &c., and all conducted according + to the most modern systems of comfort and elegance. +</p> +<p> + Although the present proprietors, Messrs. Genovesi, Campi, Bozzi + & Co., have spent a veritable fortune this year in restorations and + embellishments, so as to render the Hotel Royal Danieli the most + comfortable, the most artistic and the most aristocratic hotel in + Europe, yet they have in nothing augmented the prices, but have retained + those moderate rates which have helped to render the Hotel Danieli so + famous. +</p> +<hr> +<p> + <b>Nota bene</b>—The ancient Palazzo Dandolo, now Hotel Royal Danieli, + and all its internal arrangements, deserves a special visit from + travelers who are sojourning in Venice, and the proprietors will be most + happy to show the palace to all interested in the sights of Venice, + whether they are resident in the hotel or not. +</p> + +<center> +<img src="images/image-fi.png" width="250" height="72" +alt="(finial)"> +</center> + +<div style="height: 6em;"><br><br><br><br><br><br></div> + +<div>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 13870 ***</div> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/13870-h/images/image-01.jpg b/13870-h/images/image-01.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..3af02ba --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/images/image-01.jpg diff --git a/13870-h/images/image-02.jpg b/13870-h/images/image-02.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..5190b94 --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/images/image-02.jpg diff --git a/13870-h/images/image-03.jpg b/13870-h/images/image-03.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..44cf71c --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/images/image-03.jpg diff --git a/13870-h/images/image-04.jpg b/13870-h/images/image-04.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..ce4b47d --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/images/image-04.jpg diff --git a/13870-h/images/image-05.jpg b/13870-h/images/image-05.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..c811c22 --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/images/image-05.jpg diff --git a/13870-h/images/image-06.jpg b/13870-h/images/image-06.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..205b296 --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/images/image-06.jpg diff --git a/13870-h/images/image-07.jpg b/13870-h/images/image-07.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..bf85757 --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/images/image-07.jpg diff --git a/13870-h/images/image-08.jpg b/13870-h/images/image-08.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..4afe508 --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/images/image-08.jpg diff --git a/13870-h/images/image-09.jpg b/13870-h/images/image-09.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..387b6be --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/images/image-09.jpg diff --git a/13870-h/images/image-10.jpg b/13870-h/images/image-10.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..0dc3a6d --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/images/image-10.jpg diff --git a/13870-h/images/image-11.jpg b/13870-h/images/image-11.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..f8be889 --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/images/image-11.jpg diff --git a/13870-h/images/image-12.jpg b/13870-h/images/image-12.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..9d42e95 --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/images/image-12.jpg diff --git a/13870-h/images/image-fc.jpg b/13870-h/images/image-fc.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..c9ce57a --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/images/image-fc.jpg diff --git a/13870-h/images/image-fi.png b/13870-h/images/image-fi.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..8b2a518 --- /dev/null +++ b/13870-h/images/image-fi.png diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6312041 --- /dev/null +++ b/LICENSE.txt @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +This eBook, including all associated images, markup, improvements, +metadata, and any other content or labor, has been confirmed to be +in the PUBLIC DOMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES. + +Procedures for determining public domain status are described in +the "Copyright How-To" at https://www.gutenberg.org. + +No investigation has been made concerning possible copyrights in +jurisdictions other than the United States. 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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: A Summary History of the Palazzo Dandolo + +Author: Anonymous + +Release Date: October 26, 2004 [EBook #13870] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF THE PALAZZO DANDOLO *** + + + + +Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team. + + + + + + +</pre> + + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-fc.jpg"> +<img border="1" src="images/image-fc.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Front Cover"></a> +</center> + +<h2> + A SUMMARY HISTORY +</h2> +<h3> + OF THE +</h3> +<h1> + PALAZZO DANDOLO +</h1> +<h3> + NOW +</h3> +<h2> + ROYAL HOTEL DANIELI +</h2> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<hr> +<center><b> + VENICE</b> +<br> + 1896 +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> +<center> +<a href="images/image-01.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-01.jpg" width="80%" +alt="View of the Exterior of the Two Palaces Which Form the +Royal Hotel Danieli"></a> +<br><small><b>VIEW OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE TWO PALACES WHICH FORM THE +ROYAL HOTEL DANIELI</b></small> +</center> +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + In 1805 the second floor of the Palazzo Dandolo, situated in the + Calle delle Razze, and fronting on to the Riva degli Schiavoni, was + bought by a certain Dal Niel, sur-named Danieli, from a member of the + families of Michiel and Bernardo, into whose hands it had come, partly + by inheritance and partly by marriages. The new proprietor converted + it into an hotel, giving it his own name—<i>Hotel Danieli</i>. +</p> +<p> + Although the use to which this Palace, which once occupied so large + a place in the glories of the history of Venice, has been put during + the present century is very different from that for which it was built, + it has always been kept most worthily, first by Danieli, then by his + daughter Alfonsina, the wife of Vespasiano Muzzarelli, then by his + grand-daughter, Giuseppina Roux, and last by S.S. Genovesi and Campi; + so that it had the honour, which it still possesses, of being chosen + by Emperors, Kings, Princes, and Ambassadors, and by great men of all + countries whose artistic travels bring them to this incomparable city, + so justly called the « Pearl of the Adriatic ». +</p> +<p> + To the honour of the proprietors, who have succeeded one another in this + hotel, be it said that although, from time to time, certain works have + been executed in this historic Palace, to adapt it to its new use as an + hotel, yet not only have the staircases, the saloons and the various + apartments been preserved just as they were, but the artistic beauties, + and the historical souvenirs, have been carefully respected; the + stuccoes and frescoes of the XVIth and XVIIth century have been spared; + and the portraits and heraldic shields of the Dandolos, the Bernardos, + and the Mocenigos can still be admired today in their original + positions. +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-02.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-02.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Panoramas from the Balconies of The Palazzo Dandolo +(now Hotel Royal Danieli)"></a> +<br><small><b>PANORAMAS FROM THE BALCONIES OF THE PALAZZO DANDOLO +(NOW HOTEL ROYAL DANIELI)</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-03.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-03.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Panoramas from the Balconies of The Palazzo Dandolo +(now Hotel Royal Danieli)"></a> +<br><small><b>PANORAMAS FROM THE BALCONIES OF THE PALAZZO DANDOLO +(NOW HOTEL ROYAL DANIELI)</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + It will surely be agreeable to the travellers who come to lodge in + this remarkable building to know its origin and its history. We propose + to give them a rapid sketch of both; and we believe it will not be + uninteresting to them to know that in the halls and chambers they + inhabit, some of the most important acts of the great Venetian Republic + have been discussed and decided upon; and that in this Palace besides + Doges and Senators, Kings and Ambassadors, Alfred de Musset (then a fair + and charming young man in delicate health) took up his abode, in 1833, + and Balzac, m.<sup>me</sup> George Sand (who here wrote her novel <i>Leone + Leoni</i>), and Victor Feuillet, who, for his magnificent romance + « L'Honnêteté », drew his inspiration from Venetian subjects. +</p> +<p> + But to return to the ancient history of the Palace (now Hotel Royal + Danieli) it was built in 1400, by one of the Dandolo families, but + whether by that of the great Doge, Enrico Dandolo, is not quite certain. + In the <i>Chronicles of Malipiero</i> which date from 1457 to 1500 we + find the following passage « Today, the 28<sup>h</sup> August 1498, have arrived + the Ambassadors of Florence, Rucellai and Vespucci; who are lodged in + the Palazzo Dandolo, in the Calle delle Razze ». We should here remark + that the beautiful Gothic door, in the Calle delle Razze was originally + the principle entrance, and the one on the Riva degli Schiavoni has + only been opened in recent years for the convenience of travellers. +</p> +<p> + We find confirmation of what has been said as to the date of the Palace, + and as to the family who built it, in the <i>Diary of Sanudo</i>, in + which he tells us that « on the 7<sup>h</sup> April 1498 the Prince of Salerno came + to Venice. A most brilliant reception was given him, great <i>festas</i> + were held in his honour, and he, and his suite of forty-four persons + were lodged in the Dandolo Palace of the <i>Calle delle Razze</i> ». +</p> +<p> + Sanudo tells us again that « in 1499, this magnificent abode was + prepared, by order of the Republic, to receive worthily the French + Ambassadors ». +</p> +<p> + We could cite many other historical passages proving that this Palace + had belonged to the Dandolo family, but one more, and a very interesting + one, must suffice. In <i>Sanudo's Diary</i> we read again « On the + evening of the 21 February 1531 the orator Cesareo, in the Palace + Dandolo, Calle delle Razze, on the quay, gave a very great feast, with + fireworks concerts, and illuminated boats, Spanish fashion, on the Canal + of St. Mark's, on the occasion of the elevation of the king of Hungary + and Boemia, to the dignity of a King of the Romans ». +</p> +<p> + This historic Palace passed from the Dandolos to the Gritti family, in + 1536, by a deed of sale; and it is not without interest to note that to + distinguish it from others of the same name, it is called in the deed, + « that Palazzo Dandolo in which generally abides the Ambassadors of + France ». +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-04.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-04.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Atrium and Ducal Stairs in the Palazzo Dandolo"></a> +<br><small><b>ATRIUM AND DUCAL STAIRS IN THE PALAZZO DANDOLO</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + After the Dandolos and the Grittis, the Michiel, the Mocenigo and the + Bernardo families became its possessors by marriage, and they retained + it till the beginning of the present century, when, as we have said, + its second floor was sold, by the noble Dame Helen Michiel, widow of + Alvise Bernardo to Dal Niel. Dal Niel left it to his daughter Alfonsina + Muzzarelli, who was able, in 1840 to buy the first floor from the noble + Filippo Nani, the heir of the Mocenigos; and thus the whole building + passed to her daughter Giuseppina Roux, and forms the present Hotel + Royal Danieli. +</p> +<p> + The interior of this beautiful Palace we have already described its + architecture in Venetian Gothic, and Sansovino's hand is to be traced + in many of its details. It well deserves the reputation that it enjoys + of being one of the noblest hotels in the world—indeed its artistic + beauties, and its historic associations, can only be equalled by its + unique and romantic position. M<sup>me</sup> Georges Sand, who lodged in the hotel + in May 1834, as she watched from her balcony the sun setting over the + enchanting scene spread out before her, writes in her Letters of a + Traveller—« The sun had set behind the Euganean hills, great purple + clouds hung in the sky over Venice. The tower of St Mark's, the domes + of S<sup>ta</sup> Maria, and the forest of spires and minarets that rise from all + parts of Venice, were drawn in black outline against the burnished + horizon. The sky passed, by an admirable gradation, from cherry red to + enamelled blue; and the water, calm and limpid as a glass, gave back the + exact reflection of this immense iridescence. Nearer the town the lagoon + was like a vast mirror of bronze. Never had I seen Venice so lovely and + so fairy-like ». +</p> +<p> + To the beauty of a panorama unequalled in the world, that is spread + before the windows of the hotel to its historic associations to the + purity and the grandeur of its architecture, to the Venetian + sumptuousness of its halls and chambers (including the green saloon of + the Doges) to the magnificence of its Atrium and staircase—preserved in + its original XV<sup>h</sup> cent. condition, must now be added the important works + of restoration and embellishment just completed by the present + proprietors who by the aid of clever architects, artists and decorators, + have studied the means of bringing into requisition all the modern + appliances, in the way of Steam and Electricity, to produce luxury and + comfort, without taking from this interesting Venetian monument its + original character, which carries the traveller back to the epoch of the + Dandolos, the Grittis, the Bernardos, the Michielis and the Mocenigos. +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-05.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-05.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Scala D'Oro"></a> +<br><small><b>SCALA D'ORO</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + + +<h2> + THE NEW YORK HERALD +</h2> +<h3> + (European Edition) of April 14<sup>th</sup> +</h3> +<h4> + says: +</h4> +<p> + We have pleasure in offering to the readers of the NEW YORK HERALD + a few details about this splendid hotel, which, because of its ancient + history, its modern additions, its internal arrangements, its + topografical position at Venice, is one of the most interesting hotels + in Italy. +</p> +<p> + We will begin by pointing out the frame is worthy of the picture. Among + all the cities of the world, incontestably the most beautiful and the + most unique is Venice—the « Queen of the Adriatic ». +</p> +<p> + Venice for the traveler, for the artist, for the poet, is far more + interesting than Naples, and even than Rome. The shores of Naples, + however enchanting, the monuments of Rome, however incomparable, can be + pictured by the imagination even without visiting them, but Venice can + be comprehended and realized only by seeing it with the eyes and by + living its life, and the more this is done, the greater becomes the + admiration excited. +</p> +<p> + The enchanting mysteries of its canals and of its picturesque streets + and calles, the grandeur of its monuments and of its palaces, which rise + as by enchantment from the limpid water, the atmosphere of poetry and + art which surrounds it, are not to be described, or if described present + but a faint picture of the reality. +</p> +<p> + This, then, being the romantic frame, the picture as spread out before + the windows of the Palazzo Dandolo, now Royal Hotel Danieli, which + stands in the finest part of the Riva degli Schiavoni, is worthy of it, + making an unequalled panorama, which extends from the Piazzetta with the + Molo, the Columns, St. Mark's Church and the Doge's Palace away round to + the Public Gardens. The front, which is due south, faces the broad Basin + of St. Mark, dotted with gondolas and boats of all kinds, and the broad + lagoons, with their treasures and their mysteries. The red church of San + Giorgio Maggiore and the great dome of the Salute, reflect themselves + in the water to the right, backed, in the far distance, by the blue + volcanic hills of Padua: while to the left is Byron's island of San + Lazzaro, and the long low banks of the Lido that defend Venice from + the waves of the Adriatic. +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + + +<center> +<a href="images/image-06.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-06.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Smoking-room and American Bar"></a> +<br><small><b>SMOKING-ROOM AND AMERICAN BAR</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-07.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-07.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Public Drawing Room"></a> +<br><small><b>PUBLIC DRAWING ROOM</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + But the palace itself, famous in the history of Venice, having been + built in 1400 by the great family of Dandolo (and which is now the + Royal Hotel Danieli), forms an integral part of the picture, for it is + one of the most magnificent palaces of Venice; and we shall presently + give our readers a historical sketch of it, which we trust will prove + interesting. Meanwhile we must mention that to this ancient and + sumptuous palace, with its Atrium and Loggia, with its grand ducal + staircase, its ample reception halls, its « golden stairs », its rooms + decorated with stucco and precious carvings, its Sansovino ceiling + beams, its wooden mosaic floors, and its bifurcated windows and ogival + balconies, which recall the history of Bianca Cappello, has been added + a second palace, equally large and imposing, but one built on purpose + for a hotel. +</p> +<p> + This second building is modern—modern in all its details, as we shall + see in due course. +</p> +<p> + The exterior of these two palaces, of which the architecture presents + a remarkable contrast, can be admired in the following engraving. +</p> +<p> + The building to the right of the spectator is the modern Palace, that on + the left the ancient Dandolo Palace—each splendid in its own style—and + the one in the distance is the famous Palace of the Doges. +</p> +<p> + To describe the interior of these two handsome edifices is very + difficult, but the accompanying engraving, which represents the + <i>Atrium</i> of the Palazzo Dandolo, with its magnificent ducal + staircase, will give some idea of their beauty. Around this Atrium are + a number of fine halls and offices, with the water-gate opening on to + a side canal with a marble landing-stage for the gondolas. Near to the + water-gate is the <i>Railway Office</i> (a convenience possessed by + no other hotel in Venice), where tickets can be taken and luggage be + registered without any trouble to the traveler. Next this is the + luggage office. +</p> +<p> + Opposite the land entrance is the <i>Porter's Lodge</i>, where one or + more porters are always to be found at the disposition of travelers. On + the left hand is a <i>Post Office</i> with, for the greater security of + all correspondence, a Government letter-box; and close by, the <i>Bureau + of the Hotel</i>, with offices for the <i>cashier</i>, for <i>money changing</i>, + and for <i>Bank business</i>. +</p> +<p> + Opposite the grand stairs is a luxurious <i>Smoking Room</i>, its walls + hung with rich material, and furnished in Oriental comfort and style, + with an <i>American Bar</i> leading out of it. Next it, are two spacious + <i>Reading and Writing Rooms</i>, containing the principal newspapers + and illustrated publications of the world. +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-08.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-08.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Reading Room"></a> +<br><small><b>READING ROOM</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + On the right hand of the main door is a large <i>Public Drawing + Room,</i> style of 1700, with handsome stucco-work, and gilt furniture + covered with rich stuffs, with the hangings and wall-coverings all <i>en + suite</i>. This room alone would repay a visit to the hotel. Some idea + can be formed of it from the following engravings, though, of course, + the full effect of its richness and color is lost. In the two palaces + there are a number of other such drawing-rooms, besides a concert hall, + ballroom, music room and billiard room, &c. There are also bath rooms + and douche baths on every floor. On the ground floor are the + <i>kitchens</i>, the <i>wine cellars</i>, the <i>ice cellars</i>, the apparatus + for <i>heating</i> the whole buildings by steam, thus spreading a + uniform temperature throughout the two Palaces. Here is also the + machinery for the <i>lifts</i>, the centre for the distribution of the + <i>electric light</i> and the boilers and <i>syphons</i> for giving <i>hot water</i> + direct into all the apartments. All this deserves being examined from + the novelty of the systems employed and from the exquisite order and + tidiness which everywhere reigns. +</p> +<p> + We will not describe the <i>bedrooms</i> and <i>sitting rooms</i>, + except to say that they have all been recently done up and richly + furnished with the utmost artistic taste and are all lit with + electricity. Many of the apartments have been preserved in the original + style, especially the <i>Saloon of the Doges</i>, No. 9, which with the + adjoining rooms, Nos. 10, 11 and 12, all of which overlook the Riva + degli Schiavoni and the magnificent panorama already described. +</p> +<p> + The <i>wines</i> and <i>the table</i> are a great speciality of the + Hotel Royal Danieli, all being of the very highest order, and its + <i>dining rooms</i> and <i>restaurant</i> arranged with small and separate tables, + have an unusual character all their own. +</p> +<p> + The <i>dining rooms</i> are decorated in an entirely novel style and one + that is truly poetic. The great windows of ground glass are transformed + into eight lovely winter gardens of rare plants, which are reproduced in + the big mirrors which line the walls, and the electric light, which + hangs in delicate Venetian glass lily pendants round the ceiling, + produces a most charming and unusual effect. +</p> +<p> + The two great <i>restaurant</i> halls are furnished in pure style of the + Empire, for all the stuffs and decorations are copied from the best + works that treat of that period, and are among the richest and choicest + of that famous epoch. +</p> +<p> + Thus, by a series of ingenious combinations these two palaces, so different + from each other in many ways, blend themselves in one harmonious and + artistic whole, and in them are united the greatest luxury with the utmost + comfort. +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-09.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-09.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Salon of the Doges"></a> +<br><small><b>SALON OF THE DOGES</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + To give an idea of the whole we will imagine that a traveler is staying + in the apartment of the Doge—which recalls all the pomp and grandeur + of old Venice—to go to the breakfast-room and restaurant we will pass + through the great Sansovino ball-room, then through the Rose saloon, by + the side of which is the music-room (style Empire), and the gallery of + tapestry and majolica, and thus reaches the Empire decorated restaurants + which we have already described. +</p> +<p> + In the evening at dinner-time the traveler would, instead, descend by + successive steps, through a Renaissance vestibule, to the beautiful + winter garden dining-halls, which, especially when lit up by the soft + radiance of the electric lilies, makes a perfect fairy scene. +</p> +<p> + Round the ball-room on the first floor runs an uncovered <i>loggia</i>, + from whence one can look down into the court of honor, or Venetian + Atrium, in which of an evening characteristic concerts are frequently + given. From the first floor the great « scala d'oro » conducts one to the + second floor, where are the spacious concert-room and various handsome + suites of ancient and modern apartments. +</p> +<p> + To the honor of the proprietors who have succeeded one another, be it + said, that although from time to time certain works have been executed + in this historic palace to adapt it to its new use as a hotel, yet not + only have the staircases, the saloons and the various apartments been + preserved just as they were, but the artistic beauties and the historic + souvenirs have been carefully respected, the stuccoes and frescoes + of the sixteenth and seventeenth century have been spared, and the + portraits and heraldic shields of the Dandolos, the Bernardos and the + Mocenigos can still be admired to-day in their original positions. +</p> +<p> + Although the use to which this Palace, which once occupied so large a + place in the glories of the history of Venice, has been put during the + present century is very different from that which it was built, it has + always been kept most worthily, first by Danieli, then by his daughter + Alfonsina, the wife of Vespasiano Muzzarelli; then by his granddaughter, + Giuseppina Roux, and, last, by S.S. Genovesi and Campi, so that it had + the honor, which it still possesses, of being chosen by Emperors, Kings, + Princes and Ambassadors, and by great men of all countries whose + artistic travels bring them to this incomparable city, so justly called + the « Pearl of the Adriatic ». +</p> +<p> + The delightful impression made on those who inhabit the Hotel Royal + Danieli has been expressed over and over again to their friends, and + they have often said to the proprietors that they have rather felt as if + visiting in the house of a friend, or in a princely mansion, than in an + hotel, even though in the greatest hotel in the world. +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-10.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-10.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Sansovino Hall"></a> +<br><small><b>SANSOVINO HALL</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + In this lovely palace the traveler feels <i>at home</i>. All is artistic + and poetical. No long passages, painted in imitation marble, cold and + draughty, and dreary! No long endless tables and big red velvet divans, + as in a cafe! No long rows of rooms in which the furniture is so much + alike that you cannot tell if you are in your own room or someone + else's! Here is nothing conventional, nothing that is to be seen + everywhere—whether among the mountains of Switzerland or on the + boulevards of Paris, and which makes the traveler's life monotonous + wherever he may be. Here, on the contrary, he finds himself in an + atmosphere of <i>home</i>, of comfort, and of suitability to his + position, however exalted that may be, and one in keeping with his + romantic surroundings. +</p> +<p> + This has been the aim of those who have directed the decorations of the + Hotel Royal Danieli, and they are happy in the thought that they have + succeeded to the satisfaction of the visitors. +</p> +<p> + <i>To sum up</i>. The Hotel Royal Danieli, now entirely restored and + embellished from ground to roof and decorated by the best Venetian + artists, arranged with all the most modern appliances for comfort, can + offer the following conveniences for travelers:— +</p> + +<p><br> + POST OFFICE.<br> + RAILWAY OFFICE.<br> + MONEY EXCHANGE AND BANKING OFFICE.<br> + TWO LIFTS.<br> + ELECTRIC LIGHT IN EVERY ROOM.<br> + STEAM HEATERS.<br> + BATHS AND DOUCHE BATHS ON EVERY FLOOR.<br> + STEAM BOILERS FOR HOT WATER.<br> + PRIVATE LAUNDRY.<br> + COURT OF HONOR, OR ATRIUM.<br> + READING-ROOMS.<br> + WRITING-ROOM.<br> + SMOKING-ROOM AND AMERICAN BAR.<br> + PUBLIC DRAWING-ROOM.<br> + LADIES' DRAWING-ROOM.<br> + CONCERT HALL.<br> + BALL ROOM.<br> + MUSIC ROOM.<br> + BILLIARD ROOM.<br> + RESTAURANT, AT EVERY HOUR.<br> + TABLE D'HOTE, AT SEPARATE TABLES, &c., &c.<br> +</p> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-11.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-11.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Steps and Renaissance Vestibule"></a> +<br><small><b>STEPS AND RENAISSANCE VESTIBULE</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<center> +<a href="images/image-12.jpg"> +<img src="images/image-12.jpg" width="80%" +alt="Hall of the Winter Gardens"></a> +<br><small><b>HALL OF THE WINTER GARDENS</b></small> +</center> + +<p> </p><p> </p> + +<p> + Table d'hote at separate tables, &c., &c., and all conducted according + to the most modern systems of comfort and elegance. +</p> +<p> + Although the present proprietors, Messrs. Genovesi, Campi, Bozzi + & Co., have spent a veritable fortune this year in restorations and + embellishments, so as to render the Hotel Royal Danieli the most + comfortable, the most artistic and the most aristocratic hotel in + Europe, yet they have in nothing augmented the prices, but have retained + those moderate rates which have helped to render the Hotel Danieli so + famous. +</p> +<hr> +<p> + <b>Nota bene</b>—The ancient Palazzo Dandolo, now Hotel Royal Danieli, + and all its internal arrangements, deserves a special visit from + travelers who are sojourning in Venice, and the proprietors will be most + happy to show the palace to all interested in the sights of Venice, + whether they are resident in the hotel or not. +</p> + +<center> +<img src="images/image-fi.png" width="250" height="72" +alt="(finial)"> +</center> + +<div style="height: 6em;"><br><br><br><br><br><br></div> + + + + + + + + +<pre> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A Summary History of the Palazzo +Dandolo, by Anonymous + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF THE PALAZZO DANDOLO *** + +***** This file should be named 13870-h.htm or 13870-h.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/1/3/8/7/13870/ + +Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team. + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: A Summary History of the Palazzo Dandolo + +Author: Anonymous + +Release Date: October 26, 2004 [EBook #13870] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF THE PALAZZO DANDOLO *** + + + + +Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team. + + + + + + + + + + + +[Illustration] + + + + + + +A SUMMARY HISTORY + +OF THE + +PALAZZO DANDOLO + +NOW + +ROYAL HOTEL DANIELI + + * * * * * + +VENICE + + * * * * * + +1896 + + + + +[Illustration: VIEW OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE TWO PALACES WHICH FORM THE +ROYAL HOTEL DANIELI] + + +In 1805 the second floor of the Palazzo Dandolo, situated in the +Calle delle Razze, and fronting on to the Riva degli Schiavoni, was +bought by a certain Dal Niel, sur-named Danieli, from a member of the +families of Michiel and Bernardo, into whose hands it had come, partly +by inheritance and partly by marriages. The new proprietor converted +it into an hotel, giving it his own name--_Hotel Danieli_. + +Although the use to which this Palace, which once occupied so large +a place in the glories of the history of Venice, has been put during +the present century is very different from that for which it was built, +it has always been kept most worthily, first by Danieli, then by his +daughter Alfonsina, the wife of Vespasiano Muzzarelli, then by his +grand-daughter, Giuseppina Roux, and last by S.S. Genovesi and Campi; +so that it had the honour, which it still possesses, of being chosen +by Emperors, Kings, Princes, and Ambassadors, and by great men of all +countries whose artistic travels bring them to this incomparable city, +so justly called the «Pearl of the Adriatic». + +To the honour of the proprietors, who have succeeded one another in this +hotel, be it said that although, from time to time, certain works have +been executed in this historic Palace, to adapt it to its new use as an +hotel, yet not only have the staircases, the saloons and the various +apartments been preserved just as they were, but the artistic beauties, +and the historical souvenirs, have been carefully respected; the +stuccoes and frescoes of the XVIth and XVIIth century have been spared; +and the portraits and heraldic shields of the Dandolos, the Bernardos, +and the Mocenigos can still be admired today in their original +positions. + + +[Illustration: PANORAMAS FROM THE BALCONIES OF THE PALAZZO DANDOLO +(NOW HOTEL ROYAL DANIELI)] + + +[Illustration: PANORAMAS FROM THE BALCONIES OF THE PALAZZO DANDOLO +(NOW HOTEL ROYAL DANIELI)] + + +It will surely be agreeable to the travellers who come to lodge in +this remarkable building to know its origin and its history. We propose +to give them a rapid sketch of both; and we believe it will not be +uninteresting to them to know that in the halls and chambers they +inhabit, some of the most important acts of the great Venetian Republic +have been discussed and decided upon; and that in this Palace besides +Doges and Senators, Kings and Ambassadors, Alfred de Musset (then a fair +and charming young man in delicate health) took up his abode, in 1833, +and Balzac, mme George Sand (who here wrote her novel _Leone +Leoni_), and Victor Feuillet, who, for his magnificent romance +«L'Honnêteté», drew his inspiration from Venetian subjects. + +But to return to the ancient history of the Palace (now Hotel Royal +Danieli) it was built in 1400, by one of the Dandolo families, but +whether by that of the great Doge, Enrico Dandolo, is not quite certain. +In the _Chronicles of Malipiero_ which date from 1457 to 1500 we +find the following passage «Today, the 28th August 1498, have arrived +the Ambassadors of Florence, Rucellai and Vespucci; who are lodged in +the Palazzo Dandolo, in the Calle delle Razze». We should here remark +that the beautiful Gothic door, in the Calle delle Razze was originally +the principle entrance, and the one on the Riva degli Schiavoni has +only been opened in recent years for the convenience of travellers. + +We find confirmation of what has been said as to the date of the Palace, +and as to the family who built it, in the _Diary of Sanudo_, in +which he tells us that «on the 7th April 1498 the Prince of Salerno came +to Venice. A most brilliant reception was given him, great _festas_ +were held in his honour, and he, and his suite of forty-four persons +were lodged in the Dandolo Palace of the _Calle delle Razze_». + +Sanudo tells us again that «in 1499, this magnificent abode was +prepared, by order of the Republic, to receive worthily the French +Ambassadors». + +We could cite many other historical passages proving that this Palace +had belonged to the Dandolo family, but one more, and a very interesting +one, must suffice. In _Sanudo's Diary_ we read again «On the +evening of the 21 February 1531 the orator Cesareo, in the Palace +Dandolo, Calle delle Razze, on the quay, gave a very great feast, with +fireworks concerts, and illuminated boats, Spanish fashion, on the Canal +of St. Mark's, on the occasion of the elevation of the king of Hungary +and Boemia, to the dignity of a King of the Romans». + +This historic Palace passed from the Dandolos to the Gritti family, in +1536, by a deed of sale; and it is not without interest to note that to +distinguish it from others of the same name, it is called in the deed, +«that Palazzo Dandolo in which generally abides the Ambassadors of +France». + + +[Illustration: ATRIUM AND DUCAL STAIRS IN THE PALAZZO DANDOLO] + + +After the Dandolos and the Grittis, the Michiel, the Mocenigo and the +Bernardo families became its possessors by marriage, and they retained +it till the beginning of the present century, when, as we have said, +its second floor was sold, by the noble Dame Helen Michiel, widow of +Alvise Bernardo to Dal Niel. Dal Niel left it to his daughter Alfonsina +Muzzarelli, who was able, in 1840 to buy the first floor from the noble +Filippo Nani, the heir of the Mocenigos; and thus the whole building +passed to her daughter Giuseppina Roux, and forms the present Hotel +Royal Danieli. + +The interior of this beautiful Palace we have already described its +architecture in Venetian Gothic, and Sansovino's hand is to be traced +in many of its details. It well deserves the reputation that it enjoys +of being one of the noblest hotels in the world--indeed its artistic +beauties, and its historic associations, can only be equalled by its +unique and romantic position. Mme Georges Sand, who lodged in the hotel +in May 1834, as she watched from her balcony the sun setting over the +enchanting scene spread out before her, writes in her Letters of a +Traveller--«The sun had set behind the Euganean hills, great purple +clouds hung in the sky over Venice. The tower of St Mark's, the domes +of Sta. Maria, and the forest of spires and minarets that rise from all +parts of Venice, were drawn in black outline against the burnished +horizon. The sky passed, by an admirable gradation, from cherry red to +enamelled blue; and the water, calm and limpid as a glass, gave back the +exact reflection of this immense iridescence. Nearer the town the lagoon +was like a vast mirror of bronze. Never had I seen Venice so lovely and +so fairy-like». + +To the beauty of a panorama unequalled in the world, that is spread +before the windows of the hotel to its historic associations to the +purity and the grandeur of its architecture, to the Venetian +sumptuousness of its halls and chambers (including the green saloon of +the Doges) to the magnificence of its Atrium and staircase--preserved in +its original XVth cent. condition, must now be added the important works +of restoration and embellishment just completed by the present +proprietors who by the aid of clever architects, artists and decorators, +have studied the means of bringing into requisition all the modern +appliances, in the way of Steam and Electricity, to produce luxury and +comfort, without taking from this interesting Venetian monument its +original character, which carries the traveller back to the epoch of the +Dandolos, the Grittis, the Bernardos, the Michielis and the Mocenigos. + + +[Illustration: SCALA D'ORO] + + + + +THE NEW YORK HERALD + +(European Edition) of April 14th + +says: + +We have pleasure in offering to the readers of the NEW YORK HERALD +a few details about this splendid hotel, which, because of its ancient +history, its modern additions, its internal arrangements, its +topografical position at Venice, is one of the most interesting hotels +in Italy. + +We will begin by pointing out the frame is worthy of the picture. Among +all the cities of the world, incontestably the most beautiful and the +most unique is Venice--the «Queen of the Adriatic». + +Venice for the traveler, for the artist, for the poet, is far more +interesting than Naples, and even than Rome. The shores of Naples, +however enchanting, the monuments of Rome, however incomparable, can be +pictured by the imagination even without visiting them, but Venice can +be comprehended and realized only by seeing it with the eyes and by +living its life, and the more this is done, the greater becomes the +admiration excited. + +The enchanting mysteries of its canals and of its picturesque streets +and calles, the grandeur of its monuments and of its palaces, which rise +as by enchantment from the limpid water, the atmosphere of poetry and +art which surrounds it, are not to be described, or if described present +but a faint picture of the reality. + +This, then, being the romantic frame, the picture as spread out before +the windows of the Palazzo Dandolo, now Royal Hotel Danieli, which +stands in the finest part of the Riva degli Schiavoni, is worthy of it, +making an unequalled panorama, which extends from the Piazzetta with the +Molo, the Columns, St. Mark's Church and the Doge's Palace away round to +the Public Gardens. The front, which is due south, faces the broad Basin +of St. Mark, dotted with gondolas and boats of all kinds, and the broad +lagoons, with their treasures and their mysteries. The red church of San +Giorgio Maggiore and the great dome of the Salute, reflect themselves +in the water to the right, backed, in the far distance, by the blue +volcanic hills of Padua: while to the left is Byron's island of San +Lazzaro, and the long low banks of the Lido that defend Venice from +the waves of the Adriatic. + + +[Illustration: SMOKING-ROOM AND AMERICAN BAR] + + +[Illustration: PUBLIC DRAWING ROOM] + + +But the palace itself, famous in the history of Venice, having been +built in 1400 by the great family of Dandolo (and which is now the +Royal Hotel Danieli), forms an integral part of the picture, for it is +one of the most magnificent palaces of Venice; and we shall presently +give our readers a historical sketch of it, which we trust will prove +interesting. Meanwhile we must mention that to this ancient and +sumptuous palace, with its Atrium and Loggia, with its grand ducal +staircase, its ample reception halls, its «golden stairs», its rooms +decorated with stucco and precious carvings, its Sansovino ceiling +beams, its wooden mosaic floors, and its bifurcated windows and ogival +balconies, which recall the history of Bianca Cappello, has been added +a second palace, equally large and imposing, but one built on purpose +for a hotel. + +This second building is modern--modern in all its details, as we shall +see in due course. + +The exterior of these two palaces, of which the architecture presents +a remarkable contrast, can be admired in the following engraving. + +The building to the right of the spectator is the modern Palace, that on +the left the ancient Dandolo Palace--each splendid in its own style--and +the one in the distance is the famous Palace of the Doges. + +To describe the interior of these two handsome edifices is very +difficult, but the accompanying engraving, which represents the +_Atrium_ of the Palazzo Dandolo, with its magnificent ducal +staircase, will give some idea of their beauty. Around this Atrium are +a number of fine halls and offices, with the water-gate opening on to +a side canal with a marble landing-stage for the gondolas. Near to the +water-gate is the _Railway Office_ (a convenience possessed by +no other hotel in Venice), where tickets can be taken and luggage be +registered without any trouble to the traveler. Next this is the +luggage office. + +Opposite the land entrance is the _Porter's Lodge_, where one or +more porters are always to be found at the disposition of travelers. On +the left hand is a _Post Office_ with, for the greater security of +all correspondence, a Government letter-box; and close by, the _Bureau +of the Hotel_, with offices for the _cashier_, for _money changing_, +and for _Bank business_. + +Opposite the grand stairs is a luxurious _Smoking Room_, its walls +hung with rich material, and furnished in Oriental comfort and style, +with an _American Bar_ leading out of it. Next it, are two spacious +_Reading and Writing Rooms_, containing the principal newspapers +and illustrated publications of the world. + + +[Illustration: READING ROOM] + + +On the right hand of the main door is a large _Public Drawing +Room,_ style of 1700, with handsome stucco-work, and gilt furniture +covered with rich stuffs, with the hangings and wall-coverings all _en +suite_. This room alone would repay a visit to the hotel. Some idea +can be formed of it from the following engravings, though, of course, +the full effect of its richness and color is lost. In the two palaces +there are a number of other such drawing-rooms, besides a concert hall, +ballroom, music room and billiard room, &c. There are also bath rooms +and douche baths on every floor. On the ground floor are the +_kitchens_, the _wine cellars_, the _ice cellars_, the apparatus +for _heating_ the whole buildings by steam, thus spreading a +uniform temperature throughout the two Palaces. Here is also the +machinery for the _lifts_, the centre for the distribution of the +_electric light_ and the boilers and _syphons_ for giving _hot water_ +direct into all the apartments. All this deserves being examined from +the novelty of the systems employed and from the exquisite order and +tidiness which everywhere reigns. + +We will not describe the _bedrooms_ and _sitting rooms_, +except to say that they have all been recently done up and richly +furnished with the utmost artistic taste and are all lit with +electricity. Many of the apartments have been preserved in the original +style, especially the _Saloon of the Doges_, No. 9, which with the +adjoining rooms, Nos. 10, 11 and 12, all of which overlook the Riva +degli Schiavoni and the magnificent panorama already described. + +The _wines_ and _the table_ are a great speciality of the +Hotel Royal Danieli, all being of the very highest order, and its +_dining rooms_ and _restaurant_ arranged with small and separate tables, +have an unusual character all their own. + +The _dining rooms_ are decorated in an entirely novel style and one +that is truly poetic. The great windows of ground glass are transformed +into eight lovely winter gardens of rare plants, which are reproduced in +the big mirrors which line the walls, and the electric light, which +hangs in delicate Venetian glass lily pendants round the ceiling, +produces a most charming and unusual effect. + +The two great _restaurant_ halls are furnished in pure style of the +Empire, for all the stuffs and decorations are copied from the best +works that treat of that period, and are among the richest and choicest +of that famous epoch. + +Thus, by a series of ingenious combinations these two palaces, so different +from each other in many ways, blend themselves in one harmonious and +artistic whole, and in them are united the greatest luxury with the utmost +comfort. + + +[Illustration: SALON OF THE DOGES] + + +To give an idea of the whole we will imagine that a traveler is staying +in the apartment of the Doge--which recalls all the pomp and grandeur +of old Venice--to go to the breakfast-room and restaurant we will pass +through the great Sansovino ball-room, then through the Rose saloon, by +the side of which is the music-room (style Empire), and the gallery of +tapestry and majolica, and thus reaches the Empire decorated restaurants +which we have already described. + +In the evening at dinner-time the traveler would, instead, descend by +successive steps, through a Renaissance vestibule, to the beautiful +winter garden dining-halls, which, especially when lit up by the soft +radiance of the electric lilies, makes a perfect fairy scene. + +Round the ball-room on the first floor runs an uncovered _loggia_, +from whence one can look down into the court of honor, or Venetian +Atrium, in which of an evening characteristic concerts are frequently +given. From the first floor the great «scala d'oro» conducts one to the +second floor, where are the spacious concert-room and various handsome +suites of ancient and modern apartments. + +To the honor of the proprietors who have succeeded one another, be it +said, that although from time to time certain works have been executed +in this historic palace to adapt it to its new use as a hotel, yet not +only have the staircases, the saloons and the various apartments been +preserved just as they were, but the artistic beauties and the historic +souvenirs have been carefully respected, the stuccoes and frescoes +of the sixteenth and seventeenth century have been spared, and the +portraits and heraldic shields of the Dandolos, the Bernardos and the +Mocenigos can still be admired to-day in their original positions. + +Although the use to which this Palace, which once occupied so large a +place in the glories of the history of Venice, has been put during the +present century is very different from that which it was built, it has +always been kept most worthily, first by Danieli, then by his daughter +Alfonsina, the wife of Vespasiano Muzzarelli; then by his granddaughter, +Giuseppina Roux, and, last, by S.S. Genovesi and Campi, so that it had +the honor, which it still possesses, of being chosen by Emperors, Kings, +Princes and Ambassadors, and by great men of all countries whose +artistic travels bring them to this incomparable city, so justly called +the «Pearl of the Adriatic». + +The delightful impression made on those who inhabit the Hotel Royal +Danieli has been expressed over and over again to their friends, and +they have often said to the proprietors that they have rather felt as if +visiting in the house of a friend, or in a princely mansion, than in an +hotel, even though in the greatest hotel in the world. + + +[Illustration: SANSOVINO HALL] + + +In this lovely palace the traveler feels _at home_. All is artistic +and poetical. No long passages, painted in imitation marble, cold and +draughty, and dreary! No long endless tables and big red velvet divans, +as in a cafe! No long rows of rooms in which the furniture is so much +alike that you cannot tell if you are in your own room or someone +else's! Here is nothing conventional, nothing that is to be seen +everywhere--whether among the mountains of Switzerland or on the +boulevards of Paris, and which makes the traveler's life monotonous +wherever he may be. Here, on the contrary, he finds himself in an +atmosphere of _home_, of comfort, and of suitability to his +position, however exalted that may be, and one in keeping with his +romantic surroundings. + +This has been the aim of those who have directed the decorations of the +Hotel Royal Danieli, and they are happy in the thought that they have +succeeded to the satisfaction of the visitors. + +_To sum up_. The Hotel Royal Danieli, now entirely restored and +embellished from ground to roof and decorated by the best Venetian +artists, arranged with all the most modern appliances for comfort, +can offer the following conveniences for travelers:-- + + POST OFFICE. + RAILWAY OFFICE. + MONEY EXCHANGE AND BANKING OFFICE. + TWO LIFTS. + ELECTRIC LIGHT IN EVERY ROOM. + STEAM HEATERS. + BATHS AND DOUCHE BATHS ON EVERY FLOOR. + STEAM BOILERS FOR HOT WATER. + PRIVATE LAUNDRY. + COURT OF HONOR, OR ATRIUM. + READING-ROOMS. + WRITING-ROOM. + SMOKING-ROOM AND AMERICAN BAR. + PUBLIC DRAWING-ROOM. + LADIES' DRAWING-ROOM. + CONCERT HALL. + BALL ROOM. + MUSIC ROOM. + BILLIARD ROOM. + RESTAURANT, AT EVERY HOUR. + TABLE D'HOTE, AT SEPARATE TABLES, &c., &c. + + + +[Illustration: STEPS AND RENAISSANCE VESTIBULE] + + +[Illustration: HALL OF THE WINTER GARDENS] + + +Table d'hote at separate tables, &c., &c., and all conducted according +to the most modern systems of comfort and elegance. + +Although the present proprietors, Messrs. Genovesi, Campi, Bozzi +& Co., have spent a veritable fortune this year in restorations and +embellishments, so as to render the Hotel Royal Danieli the most +comfortable, the most artistic and the most aristocratic hotel in +Europe, yet they have in nothing augmented the prices, but have retained +those moderate rates which have helped to render the Hotel Danieli so +famous. + + * * * * * + +Nota bene--The ancient Palazzo Dandolo, now Hotel Royal Danieli, and all +its internal arrangements, deserves a special visit from travelers who +are sojourning in Venice, and the proprietors will be most happy to show +the palace to all interested in the sights of Venice, whether they are +resident in the hotel or not. + +[Illustration] + + + + + + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A Summary History of the Palazzo +Dandolo, by Anonymous + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF THE PALAZZO DANDOLO *** + +***** This file should be named 13870.txt or 13870.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/1/3/8/7/13870/ + +Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team. + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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