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In the late 1400s this district housed:<ref name="ac2"/> |
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+ | *The [[Venice Thieves Guild]] (aka '''Gilda dei Ladri di Venezia)''' |
*[[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s [[Bottega di Leonardo a Venezia|Venice workshop]] |
*[[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s [[Bottega di Leonardo a Venezia|Venice workshop]] |
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*[[Palazzo della Seta]] |
*[[Palazzo della Seta]] |
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Revision as of 22:23, 5 September 2011
Map of the San Polo district.
The San Polo District is a district in Venice. It was within this district that Ezio Auditore da Firenze befriended the Venetian Thieves Guild.[1]
Landmarks
In the late 1400s this district housed:[1]
- The Venice Thieves Guild (aka Gilda dei Ladri di Venezia)
- Leonardo da Vinci's Venice workshop
- Palazzo della Seta
- Rialto Bridge
- Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
- San Giacomo di Rialto
Assassination Targets
Emilio Barbarigo, talking to Carlo Grimaldi about Ezio's Presence in Venice
Database Entry
The district of San Polo is home to the famous Rialto Bridge and Venice's oldest church, San Giacomo di Rialto, which dates from the 5th Century. It also contains Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, one of the largest churches in Venice.
Merchants flock to San Polo to sell their wares, small wonder the palazzo of Venice's most powerful 15th Century merchant, Emilio Barbarigo is located here.[1]