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|image = Palazzo_Signoria.jpg | |image = Palazzo_Signoria.jpg | ||
|description = The center of the Florentine government. | |description = The center of the Florentine government. | ||
||location = [[San Giovanni District]], [[Florence]], [[Italy]] | ||location = [[San Giovanni District]], [[Florence]], [[Italy]] | ||
|dateconstructed = 1299 | |dateconstructed = 1299 – 1314 | ||
|functions = Government building<br>Prison | |functions = Government building<br>Prison | ||
|features = [[ | |features = [[Viewpoint]] | ||
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The '''Palazzo della Signoria''' (also known as the '''Palazzo Vecchio''') was a building in central [[Florence]], and the center of governmental power during the Italian [[Renaissance]]. | The '''Palazzo della Signoria''' (English: ''Palace of your lordship''), also known as the '''Palazzo Vecchio''' (English: ''Old Palace'') was a building in central [[Florence]], and the center of governmental power during the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]]. Atop the building stood a noticeably off-center clocktower, which also served as a holding cell. The [[Piazza della Signoria|square]] in front of the building served as a marketplace and a site for executions. | ||
==History== | |||
===Renaissance=== | |||
The building was designed by the [[Tuscany|Tuscan]] architect [[Arnolfo di Cambio]] for the Lords of Florence in 1299.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Palazzo Della Signoria]]</ref> The Signoria was made up of nine members (or Priori) selected by the city's guilds, two from each district, and a Gonfalonier of Justice. Members were supposed to be chosen by lot, but once the [[House of Medici|Medici family]] took power, it was only their friends who were favored.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Palazzo Della Signoria]]</ref> | |||
[[File:LMS 1 v.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni Auditore and his sons being executed via hanging]] | |||
In 1476, the execution of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]] and his sons [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] was held at the Palazzo della Signoria,<ref name="Last Man Standing">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Last Man Standing]]</ref> after they had been imprisoned in the tower the night before.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Jailbird]]</ref> Although Giovanni's third son [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] tried to attack ''{{Wiki|Gonfaloniere}}'' [[Uberto Alberti]], the man who had betrayed his family and ordered their execution, he was disarmed by a [[brute]] and forced to flee.<ref name="Last Man Standing"/> | |||
Two years later, Ezio [[Freerunning|pursued]] [[Francesco de' Pazzi]] on the palazzo's roof and [[Assassination|assassinated]] him for his role in the [[Pazzi conspiracy]] against [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], before allowing those loyal to the ruling Medici family to [[Hanging|hang]] the corpse from the battlements. [[Jacopo de' Pazzi]] attempted to rally the Florentine [[Civilian|citizens]] in the square below but fled the city after seeing Francesco's body.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Farewell Francesco]]</ref> | |||
In 1498, the palazzo served as the execution site of the infamous [[priest]] [[Girolamo Savonarola]] by an angry mob of Florentines. However, to spare the monk the feeling of being burned at the stake, Ezio intervened and killed him with his [[Hidden Blade]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II – [[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' – [[Mob Justice]]</ref> | |||
Around 1506, [[Demetrio il Silente|Demetrio]], a [[Blacksmith|weaponsmith]] who served [[Cesare Borgia]], failed to murder his former master and was sentenced to death by hanging in front of the Palazzo della Signoria. [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] sent [[Lo Sparviero]] to rescue the man.<ref name="Niccolò's journal 5">''Assassin's Creed: Identity'' – [[Niccolò Machiavelli's journal]] #5: "Broken Chains"</ref> The [[Assassin]] bribed some corrupt Medici guards to leave the area, then killed the soldier who held Demetrio and took him to safety.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Identity'' – [[Broken Chains]]</ref><ref name="Niccolò's journal 5" /> | |||
Later, in 1524, Ezio took the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins|Chinese Assassin]] [[Shao Jun]] to see the palazzo during a trip into the city. By then, the gallows had been removed and the square was now a place of lively celebration and dancing.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref> | |||
===Modern times=== | |||
In 2016, the Palazzo was used to as a simulated location by [[Abstergo Entertainment]] for their [[Identity Project]]. Like most of the simulated locations in the Project, the Palazzo had two aesthetic variations, and as such, could be utilized during daytime and nighttime.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Identity'' – [[Contracts (Identity Project)|Contracts]]</ref> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
*Historically, many of the people involved in the Pazzi Conspiracy were hanged from the Palazzo. In-game, only Francesco de' Pazzi was shown to be hanged. | |||
*Benvenuto Cellini's ''{{Wiki|Perseus with the Head of Medusa}}'' is anachronistically depicted on display in front of the palazzo despite it historically being unveiled in 1554. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | |||
ACIExecution.jpg|Concept art of the House of Auditore's execution | |||
Database Palazzo Della Signoria.png|Database image in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' | |||
ACID Palazzo della Signoria Night Concept.jpg|Concept art in ''Identity'' | |||
Burning Pages.png|Concept art in ''Identity'' | |||
Jailbird 2 v.png|Giovanni in prison | |||
Mob justice 2.png|A crowd watching Savonarola's execution | |||
</gallery> | |||
== | ==Appearances== | ||
* | *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}} | ||
* | **''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' | ||
* | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{ACID}} | |||
[[Category:City halls]] | [[Category:City halls]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks in Florence]] | [[Category:Landmarks in Florence]] | ||
[[Category:Viewpoints]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:36, 29 July 2025
The Palazzo della Signoria (English: Palace of your lordship), also known as the Palazzo Vecchio (English: Old Palace) was a building in central Florence, and the center of governmental power during the Italian Renaissance. Atop the building stood a noticeably off-center clocktower, which also served as a holding cell. The square in front of the building served as a marketplace and a site for executions.
History[edit | edit source]
Renaissance[edit | edit source]
The building was designed by the Tuscan architect Arnolfo di Cambio for the Lords of Florence in 1299.[1] The Signoria was made up of nine members (or Priori) selected by the city's guilds, two from each district, and a Gonfalonier of Justice. Members were supposed to be chosen by lot, but once the Medici family took power, it was only their friends who were favored.[2]
In 1476, the execution of the Italian Assassin Giovanni Auditore and his sons Federico and Petruccio was held at the Palazzo della Signoria,[3] after they had been imprisoned in the tower the night before.[4] Although Giovanni's third son Ezio tried to attack Gonfaloniere Uberto Alberti, the man who had betrayed his family and ordered their execution, he was disarmed by a brute and forced to flee.[3]
Two years later, Ezio pursued Francesco de' Pazzi on the palazzo's roof and assassinated him for his role in the Pazzi conspiracy against Lorenzo de' Medici, before allowing those loyal to the ruling Medici family to hang the corpse from the battlements. Jacopo de' Pazzi attempted to rally the Florentine citizens in the square below but fled the city after seeing Francesco's body.[5]
In 1498, the palazzo served as the execution site of the infamous priest Girolamo Savonarola by an angry mob of Florentines. However, to spare the monk the feeling of being burned at the stake, Ezio intervened and killed him with his Hidden Blade.[6]
Around 1506, Demetrio, a weaponsmith who served Cesare Borgia, failed to murder his former master and was sentenced to death by hanging in front of the Palazzo della Signoria. Niccolò Machiavelli sent Lo Sparviero to rescue the man.[7] The Assassin bribed some corrupt Medici guards to leave the area, then killed the soldier who held Demetrio and took him to safety.[8][7]
Later, in 1524, Ezio took the Chinese Assassin Shao Jun to see the palazzo during a trip into the city. By then, the gallows had been removed and the square was now a place of lively celebration and dancing.[9]
Modern times[edit | edit source]
In 2016, the Palazzo was used to as a simulated location by Abstergo Entertainment for their Identity Project. Like most of the simulated locations in the Project, the Palazzo had two aesthetic variations, and as such, could be utilized during daytime and nighttime.[10]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
- Historically, many of the people involved in the Pazzi Conspiracy were hanged from the Palazzo. In-game, only Francesco de' Pazzi was shown to be hanged.
- Benvenuto Cellini's Perseus with the Head of Medusa is anachronistically depicted on display in front of the palazzo despite it historically being unveiled in 1554.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Concept art of the House of Auditore's execution -
Database image in Assassin's Creed: Identity -
Concept art in Identity -
Concept art in Identity -
Giovanni in prison -
A crowd watching Savonarola's execution
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Embers
- Assassin's Creed: Identity
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Palazzo Della Signoria
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity – Database: Palazzo Della Signoria
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed II – Last Man Standing
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Jailbird
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Farewell Francesco
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Bonfire of the Vanities – Mob Justice
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Assassin's Creed: Identity – Niccolò Machiavelli's journal #5: "Broken Chains"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity – Broken Chains
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Embers
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity – Contracts
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