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Revision as of 01:07, 14 August 2011
The Basilica of San Pietro di Castello (English: Saint Peter of Castello, after the district where it is located) is the church housing the seat of Bishop of Venice.
Database Entry
First built in the 7th Century, San Pietro di Castello was the seat of the Bishop of Venice. Notice how far away San Pietro di Castello is from the Palazzo Ducale? That distance is not accidental, the Venetian Doges wanted to remain independent from the church.
Although San Pietro di Castello itself is nothing remarkable, the tower is the first to be cloaked in Istrian stone from the quarries outside Venice, the same white stone that covers the Palazzo Ducale.[1]
Trivia
- The top of the basilica serves as View Point.[1]
- One of Subject 16's Glyphs is located here.[1]