Molino Stucky

The Molino Stucky is a Neo-Gothic building in Venice, on the western end of Giudecca island, near the ancient village Fortuny.

It was designed by Ernst Wullekopf and built between 1884 and 1895 by the Swiss businessman Giovanni Stucky, whose father had married into the Italian Forti family and moved to the Veneto.

It was first built as a flour mill supplied by boats across the lagoon and also operated as a pasta factory.

Renovation work was already underway when a major fire hit on 15 April 2003, damaging the tower and the centre of the building, whilst the east wall almost collapsed into the canal.

As of today, the complex houses the Hilton Molino Stucky, a five-star hotel.