On the Santa Croce bank, a step before Ca’ Pesaro, Palazzo Corner della Regina is a white, theatrical mass that imposes itself on the Grand Canal like a stage backdrop. It was erected between 1724 and 1728 to a design by Domenico Rossi, who looked to the Baroque giant Baldassarre Longhena was completing next door; the first stone was laid and blessed by the parish priest of San Cassiano on 10 May 1724.