Palazzo Ca 'Foscari - Gothic palace, which stands on the banks of the Grand Canal in Venice in the Dorsoduro district, and once belonged to the Doge Francesco Foscari. It was built in 1452, the year by the architect Bartolomeo Bon on the site of an old building, bore the name of the romantic "House with two towers." This house, which had, as its name implies, the two towers, in 1429, the year the Venetian Republic bought Bernardo Giustiniani and made the seat of his vice-captain Dzhanfranchesko Gonzaga. However, the captain donated prkaticheski residence did not appear, and the house was used for receiving distinguished guests of the Republic. Later, the house was bought by the Doge Francesco Foscari, who completely destroyed it and rebuilt in the Gothic style. Construction of Ca 'Foscari was completed in 1457, the year a total of seven days after the Doge entered into a new residence, he lost his throne.

Ca 'Foscari - a typical example of a residential house of the Venetian nobility. The ground floor of the building was used as a warehouse, on the first and second floor living quarters, bore the general name "drunkenly Nobile." The central arcade of the second floor is made on the model of the facade of the loggia Palazzo Ducale, and its huge windows illuminate the Great Hall. In general, the Ca 'Foscari - is one of the most impressive buildings in Venice with the largest private courtyard. Its facade is decorated with arches, columns and windows, which in turn are decorated with images of lions and quatrefoil. In 2008, the main portal of the palace, made of white Istrian marble, was restored by students of the University Ca 'Foscari. Were restored and some of the interior of the palace, including its large halls.