By the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, homes along the canal became much more ornate and often included Byzantine-style decoration like elongated arches and large loggias. This Venetian-Byzantine style of architecture is evident in the oldest building along the canal, Grand Canal seen from Scalzi Bridge, Venicethe Ca' da Mosto, which is a thirteenth-century palazzo. The Venetian-Gothic style of architecture began in appear in buildings constructed along the Grand Canal in the fifteenth century and some of the best examples can still be found there, including the magnificent Ca d'Oro (House of Gold). During this period, facades included plaster in bright colors, pointed arches were popular, and columns were skinnier than before.
Buildings and homes designed in the Renaissance and Classical styles arrived in the sixteenth century. Many featured white facades rather than colored ones and windows touted round rather
than pointed arches. Examples of those styles of architecture include the Palazzo Dario and the Palazzo Grimani.