Visible across the waters of the Giudecca Canal, from many points along the Zattere ( the walkway along the canal, in the sestiere of Dorsoduro), is the Molino Stucky, now a 5 star Hilton hotel, and apartment complex.
The mill was built in 1895, by Giovanni Stucky, whose family came originally from Switzerland. 1500 workers were employed here, with 24 hour rosters. It ceased operations in 1955 , and lay dormant and decaying until the mid-2000s, when renovations began to create the present hotel and apartments.
Now the Molino Stucky is set to be sold at auction this spring, for a price expected to be around 300 million euro. It’s going to be interesting to see who might purchase this Venetian landmark.
This round-about introduction was to set the scene to show you what is featured on the facade of this neo-Gothic building.
She’s a sturdy lass, carrying some of the cereal grains that symbolise the industry that was housed in this edifice.
Hello World 
Well she is a sturdy lass too! .. wish I could have gone with Pat and Chris… lovely photos as usual Yvonne x
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Hi, Julie. Thank you for your nice words. Come back to Venice, and we can get up there for a drink.
The sun is still shining; I’m scared it’ll go away if we make a big fuss about it!
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So – can we expect a report on how you went in the Su e Zo per i Ponti ?? Or will you be our ‘on the ground’ reporter?
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Here’s my report from 2 years ago; I’ll see if I find anything new and exciting this year. The sun is shining today, what a treat!
https://ytaba36.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1345&action=edit
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I love when old buildings are restored and kept instead of being bulldozed down. Did you get to go inside?
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They have pretty good regulations about heritage buildings, it seems.
Here is a link to a visit to the hotel, but I didn’t take any photos inside: https://ytaba36.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=5824&action=edit
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Yvonne, it was the best! Especially meeting you and Sheila! By the way, the Bellinis were 12 euros each …
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OK! I’ll have my usual spritz, or prosecco. 🙂
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I’m in. Just need about 45,000 silent partners with $10,000 to lend me and that baby is MINE! 🙂
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I like your style! I was trying to get substantially fewer silent partners to buy the houseboat on one of the canals in Giudecca. I failed …. 🙂
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We obviously need to strategerize a bit better about Venetian real estate. 🙂
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Get your people to contact mine, and we’ll talk! 🙂
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Pat and I had bellinis in the Skyline last week. My sister in law and her husband were staying in the Stucky and invited us across. Great experience!
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Hi, Chris. What a lot of good experiences you had in your time in Venicee!
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Now lets see where did I stash my mad money
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Hmm, hopefully I can give you an idea of how much mad money you’ll need, Joanne.
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Good camera karma….they tend to be a lot better made these day. Oh, both with the picture and the “accident”.
I have thought about a tripod but find if I just hold my breath at the moment I push the button that helps with vibration reduction.
I’ll need to try to get that shot for my collection but probably won’t be having a drink at the rooftop bar in December. Brrrr!
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You might have better luck in December than we have had so far this spring, Michelle.
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Maybe I can get Karen to bundle up one day and we can try it.
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Good idea.
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I’d never noticed the mosaic before. Thank you, posh camera, for the close up. Do you have a tripod for it?
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So far, my hands have held steady! (And, I was on a vaporetto at the time.) It’s not such a posh camera, and after I dropped it today at the Ristorante Diana in Cannaregio, I wondered if it would still function! It did.
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Wow Yvonne, I had no idea the complex is to be sold! And at an auction? I wonder why?
It really is a fascinating building and the photos of the mosaic are lovely. Have you had a drink at the Skyline bar yet?
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Barb (from Connecticut) and I had plans to do that, but the weather has been so darn awful, it hasn’t happened yet.
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I look at the Venice weather forecast daily and think of you. I hope you get a nice, clear stretch of weather soon Y!
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This afternoon was so lovely, it reminded me of good things to come. Just cross your fingers for Sunday, when the Su e Zo per i Ponti (35th edition) is scheduled.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su_e_zo_per_i_ponti
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