Doge's Palace
In Doge’s Palace once stood the seat of Venetian power: government offices, a jail, and the residence of the Doge of Venice, the elected authority of the former Republic of Venice. The story begins in 810, when Doge Agnello Participazio moved the seat of government from Malamocco to the Rialto and planned a palatium duci—a ducal palace. That 9th-century building left no trace, because it was partially destroyed in the 10th century by a fire set by citizens rebelling against Doge Pietro IV Candiano. A major reconstruction followed under Doge Sebastiano Ziani (whose works ran from 1172 to 1178), and the larger Gothic palace you associate with this landmark took shape beginning around 1340, in Venetian Gothic style with a focus toward the lagoon. Later, in 1923, the palace became a museum, and it is now one of 11 civic museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.
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