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Quanto è splendido questo palazzo, viene visitato da molti turisti!

Quanto è splendido questo palazzo, viene visitato da molti turisti!
How splendid this palace is, it is visited by many tourists!
From Lesson 300:Exclamations (che, quanto, quale)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Quanto è splendido questo palazzo, viene visitato da molti turisti!

Why do we use Quanto here instead of Che for 'How splendid'?
While Che is often used directly with a noun or adjective (Che palazzo splendido!), Quanto is used when the exclamation revolves around a verb. Here, Quanto acts as an adverb modifying the phrase è splendido (literally meaning 'How much it is splendid').
Could I say Quanto questo palazzo è splendido instead?
It is highly preferred to invert the subject and verb in these exclamations. Putting the verb and adjective right after Quanto (Quanto è splendido) sounds much more natural and emphatic in Italian than leaving the subject (questo palazzo) in the middle of the phrase.
Why does the sentence use viene visitato instead of è visitato?
Using the verb venire (to come) instead of essere (to be) is a very common way to form the passive voice in Italian. It emphasizes the ongoing action (the act of being visited) rather than a static condition. Note that venire can only form the passive in simple tenses, like the present tense used here.
Why use the preposition da in da molti turisti?
In passive sentences, the person or thing performing the action (the agent) is always introduced by the preposition da (by). Since the tourists are the ones doing the visiting, we must use da.

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