Palace of Venice, Istanbul

41°01′47″N 28°58′38″E / 41.0297°N 28.9772°E / 41.0297; 28.9772

The Palace of Venice (Italian: Palazzo di Venezia, Turkish: Venedik Sarayı) is a historic property in the Beyoğlu (formerly Pera) neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. Form the early 16th century to the late 1930s it has been the seat of diplomatic missions of, successively, the Republic of Venice, French Empire, Habsburg monarchy, and Kingdom of Italy to the Ottoman Empire. Following the latter's abolition in 1922 and subsequent relocation of the Italian embassy to the new capital of Ankara, the Palace of Venice has served as the Italian Consulate-General in Istanbul, as well as a residence for the ambassador when in town.

The building was altered repeatedly following episodes of fire and disrepair, and the current structure mostly results from reconstruction in the 1910s. The large surrounding property also hosts the Italian school or Liceo Italiano di Istanbul, originally established in the 1880s by Austria-Hungary.

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