1.   In designing it, she drew on her memories of the Venetian palazzos she knew as an architecture student.

2.   Meant to resemble Venetian palazzos, Georgian country seats, Tuscan villas or French chateaus, they succeed only in looking hugely expensive.

3.   The Gardner itself, an imitation Venetian palazzo, looks out of context on the Fenway.

4.   The stunning Venetian palazzo is built around a courtyard filled with sculptures and vivid flowering plants, rather than outward onto a canal.

5.   Often converted campers, buses or plywood shacks, these eyesores are sometimes dressed up as Swiss chalets, Venetian palazzos or upscale, diner-style snack bars.