Why is Ca’ del Duca unfinished? The grand palace before you stands as a monument to ambition, rivalry, and the fickle hand of fate. Ca’ del Duca was meant to be a masterpiece, the largest private palace in all of Venice. It was commissioned in 1456 by Marco Cornaro, a man with a vision of grandeur. He entrusted the project to Bartolomeo Bon, a renowned architect of the time. However, fate, it seemed, had other plans. The Cornaro family’s dreams crumbled when they were forced to sell the unfinished palace in 1461. The buyer was none other than Francesco Sforza, the Duke of Milan. Sforza, eager to leave his mark on the city, hired Antonio Averulino, another prominent architect, to complete the palace in his own grand vision. But again, Ca’ del Duca was destined for a twist of fate. This time, it was political rivalry that intervened. The Republic of Venice and the Duchy of Milan became entangled in a power struggle, and as a result, the palace was seized from Sforza before Averulino could even begin his work. What you see today are the remnants of these shattered dreams – the foundation, a corner of the first floor, and a silent testament to the grand plans that were never realized.
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