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
Victory Square, Saint Petersburg Victory Square, Saint Petersburg Victory Square (, Ploschad Pobedy) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is named after the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War. It is located in the very end of Moskovsky Prospekt near Pulkovo Airport – not in the central part of the city, despite this name being common in the former Soviet cities as a central city square. The nearest metro station is Moskovskaya. Victory Square is home to the "Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad", which commemorates the victims and survivors of the Siege of Leningrad. The monument, designed by Sergey Speranskiy and Valentin Kamenskiy,