Palazzo dei Camerlenghi

[1] From 1525 to 1528 it was enlarged according to a design by Guglielmo dei Grigi, who was inspired by the style of Mauro Codussi and Pietro Lombardo.

Due to this function, the lower floor was used as a jail for those who defaulted on their debts: the location near the crowded Rialto Bridge served as an admonition for the people passing by.

The palazzo currently houses the regional main offices of the Italian Comptroller and Auditor General.

It has tall windows with centrings, divided by false columns and decorated with friezes.

[4] These were removed during the French occupation; some eventually returned to Venice, mostly to the Gallerie dell'Accademia.

Palazzo dei Camerlenghi, with the Rialto Bridge visible on the left.
Palazzo dei Camerlenghi by night
Viewed from the terrace of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi