Italy boasts some of the most beautiful palaces in the world. PALAZZO was inspired primarily by the Doge’s Palace in Venice (known as Palazzo Ducale, established in 1340). This masterpiece was built in a Venetian Gothic style and is adorned with hundreds of ornately carved arches. Columns are released from within slabs of marble in every shade imaginable, which support perfect barrel-vaulted ceilings for corridors the line Piazza San Marco. Standing the test of time, Italy remains to be classic.