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[[File:Ponte_dirialto.jpg|thumb|The Rialto Bridge in the late 1400s]]
|image = PonteRialtoDB.png
|description = [[Venice]]'s most famous bridge.
|location = [[San Polo District]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]]
|dateconstructed = Construction completed in 1255
|functions = Bridge
|features = [[Glyphs|Glyph]]
|events =
|commissioner = }}
The '''Ponte di Rialto''', or the '''Rialto Bridge''', is a landmark that connected the [[San Marco District (Venice)|San Marco]] and [[San Polo District|San Polo]] districts of [[Venice]] across the [[Grand Canal]], serving as a dividing line between the two.


The '''Ponte di Rialto''' (English: '''Rialto Bridge''') connects the [[San Marco district (Venice)|San Marco]] and [[San Polo district|San Polo]] districts of [[Venice]] across the Grand Canal.<ref name="ac2"/>
The bridge is not only notable for the size of its large arch, but also for its main walkway lined with shops and stalls, which to [[Modern times|this day]] remains a vibrant strolling and meeting place for the community around it.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Ponte di Rialto]]</ref>


==Database Entry==
==History==
''The oldest, and the most famous, bridge in Venice, the Rialto is the dividing line between the districts of San Marco and San Polo. The bridge is notable not only for the size of its large arch, but also for its main walkway lined with shops and stalls, which was a vibrant strolling and meeting place for the community around it.''
In May 1519, members of the local chapter of the [[Assassins]] visited the bridge<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Portfolio 18</ref> as part of their search for the clues to the [[haven]]s [[Leonardo da Vinci]] hid in the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]''</ref> There, because of the reinforced guard patrols,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Card 195</ref> the Assassins were forced into a brawl and, though they managed to fight off the guards, they had to spend some hours recuperating before continuing their search.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Card 077</ref> While recuperating, they noticed a nearby sign<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Card 144</ref> for the typographer's street revealed another puzzle fragment behind it.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Carnet de voyage 02</ref>


''Contrast that with today's Rialto, where crowds of tourists fight over cheap knockoffs of Venetian glass while some idiot attempts to spit off the edge of the bridge onto passing boats. Ah, modernity.''<ref name="ac2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the bridge was depicted as wooden, as construction did not begin on a stone bridge until 1588.
*A [[Glyphs|Glyph]] could be found underneath the bridge, just above the waterline on the east side.


==Trivia==
==Gallery==
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' the bridge is depicted as wooden<ref name="ac2"/>: construction did not begin on a stone bridge until 1588.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia article on the [[wikipedia:Rialto Bridge|Rialto Bridge]]</ref>
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
*Underneath the bridge, just above the waterline, is one of [[Subject 16]]'s [[Glyphs]].<ref name="ac2"/>
Ponte di Rialto during the day.jpg|Ponte di Rialto during the day
Rialto_Bridge.jpg|Ponte di Rialto during the night
Rialto bridge concept art.jpg|Early concept art of the Ponte di Rialto
</gallery>
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]''


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Landmarks]]
[[Category:Bridges]]
[[Category:Venice]]
[[Category:Landmarks in Venice]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Locations]]

Latest revision as of 14:49, 2 September 2026

The Ponte di Rialto, or the Rialto Bridge, is a landmark that connected the San Marco and San Polo districts of Venice across the Grand Canal, serving as a dividing line between the two.

The bridge is not only notable for the size of its large arch, but also for its main walkway lined with shops and stalls, which to this day remains a vibrant strolling and meeting place for the community around it.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

In May 1519, members of the local chapter of the Assassins visited the bridge[2] as part of their search for the clues to the havens Leonardo da Vinci hid in the city.[3] There, because of the reinforced guard patrols,[4] the Assassins were forced into a brawl and, though they managed to fight off the guards, they had to spend some hours recuperating before continuing their search.[5] While recuperating, they noticed a nearby sign[6] for the typographer's street revealed another puzzle fragment behind it.[7]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • In Assassin's Creed II, the bridge was depicted as wooden, as construction did not begin on a stone bridge until 1588.
  • A Glyph could be found underneath the bridge, just above the waterline on the east side.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Ponte di Rialto during the day
    Ponte di Rialto during the day
  • Ponte di Rialto during the night
    Ponte di Rialto during the night
  • Early concept art of the Ponte di Rialto
    Early concept art of the Ponte di Rialto

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Ponte di Rialto
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci – Portfolio 18
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci – Card 195
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci – Card 077
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci – Card 144
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci – Carnet de voyage 02
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