A significant architectural and botanical restoration project has given a new splendour to the Royal Gardens in Venice, along with the Greenhouse, the neoclassical pavilion designed by Lorenzo Santi between 1816 and 1817, the 19th-century cast-iron pergola, and the drawbridge. The Royal Gardens of Venice date back to 1807 and were founded as part of the Napoleonic project for the reform of the Marciana Area, with Napoleon Bonaparte’s decision to make the Procuratie Nuove the home of the Palazzo della Corona, also including a green area which was later handed over to the City of Venice in 1920 and opened to the public. After years of neglect and progressive deterioration, due to a failure to carry out the necessary care and maintenance works, in 2014 the State Property Office and the City of Venice granted the Compendio Monumentale dei Giardini Reali to the Venice Gardens Foundation, with a view to having it restored and maintained over time.