Palazzo Lezze, Venice now divided into apartments. Palazzo Lezze, Venice The Palazzo Lezze or Ca' Lezze is a Baroque palace in Sestiere of Cannaregio in the city of Venice, Italy. It is located on Rio della Misericordia, with a facade on the fondamenta (canal-sidewalk), and stands between the Scuola Grande Nuova della Misericordia and Calle Largo Lezze. While Baldassare Longhena was said to have been the architect, the main part of the facade (1611-1617) was commissioned Giovanni da Lezze di Andrea, Procurator of Saint Mark (1554-1625). The ground floor has ashlar masonry and the upper floors are heavy with balustraded balconies, somewhat like
Statue of Saint Wenceslas, Wenceslas Square prince of ours, do not let perish us nor our descendants"). A parody of this statue, created by David Černý, hangs in a Lucerna Palace gallery near the square. Statue of Saint Wenceslas, Wenceslas Square The statue of Saint Wenceslas in Prague, Czech Republic depicts Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia. It is installed at Wenceslas Square. The mounted saint was sculpted by Josef Václav Myslbek in 1887–1924, and the image of Wenceslas is accompanied by other Czech patron saints carved into the ornate statue base: Saint Ludmila, Saint Agnes of Bohemia, Saint Prokop, and Saint Adalbert of Prague. The statue