Florence

Florence (Firenze in Italian) is a location in Assassin's Creed II.

It is the home city of the main character in Assassin's Creed II: Ezio. The game will begin in this city (for the memory world). The city was first revealed (to journalists) during the GamesCom 2009 in Cologne (Germany).

History

Main article: wikipedia:History of Florence

Florence has been an important city of the Italian Renaissance. The city was ruled by the Medicis for several years during the 15th Century. Many famous figures of the Renaissance lived in this city like Leonardo Da Vinci or Niccolò Machiavelli.

Landmarks

Many of Italia's famous landmarks are featured in Assassin's Creed II. Aside from the ones listed below, players will also be able to see Basilica of Santa Croce, Palazzo Vecchio, and Ponte Vecchio

Santa Maria del Fiore

Main: Santa Maria del Fiore

The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the church (Duomo) of Florence begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi. The Basilica appears in Assassin's Creed II in Florence, as it should. The tower is climbable and has a View Point on the very top of it. Also, the interior is accessible in Iltani's Assassins Tomb. When this side-mission is entered, Ezio needs to climb to the inside of the top, where Iltani's tomb is, from the entrance.

Santa Maria Novella

Main: Basilica of Santa Maria Novella

Santa Maria Novella is a church in Florence, situated just across the main railway station which shares its name. Chronologically, it is the first great basilica in Florence, and is the city's principal Dominican church. The church, the adjoining cloister, and chapterhouse contain a store of art treasures and funerary monuments. Especially famous are frescoes by masters of Gothic and early Renaissance. They were financed through the generosity of the most important Florentine families, who ensured themselves of funerary chapels on consecrated ground. In Assassin's Creed II, the basilica houses an Assassin's Tomb.

Assassination Targets

• Uberto Alberti; the Gonfaloniere (DNA Sequence 2: Vengeance)
• Francesco de' Pazzi; Patriarch of the Pazzi Family (DNA Sequence 4: Bloody Sunday)
• Girolamo Salvonarola; monk in control of Florence ( DNA Sequence 13)

Southern Florence

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Florence Map

The southernmost area of Florence is unreachable by the player in the main game; attempting to cross the bridge over the river will cause Desmond to desynchronise and although you cannot reach the other side, map icons for posters will appear when you are notorious. Several viewpoints with eagles are also visible. The development team planned for this section of the map to be released as part of the Bonfire of the Vanities downloadable content.

Gallery

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  Ezio viewing the area from a View Point before doing a Leap of Faith, with the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella in the back.
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  Florence at day
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  A literal bird's eye-view of Florence in Lineage. The environment was recreated by Hybride Technologies and Ubisoft Digital Arts from the assets of the Anvil engine.
• Florence at night
  Florence at night