Punta della Dogana
1682
Contemporary
museum
Punta della Dogana occupies the sharp triangular tip of the Dorsoduro district, where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal, and was built as Venice's maritime customs house. Giuseppe Benoni raised the Dogana da Mar between 1677 and…
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Timeline
- 1677-1682
Giuseppe Benoni
- 2008-2009
The customs house, empty for decades, was restored and converted into a gallery for a contemporary art collection, the work running from January 2008 to March 2009.
Tadao Ando
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