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|description = The center of the Florentine government. | |description = The center of the Florentine government. | ||
|appearance | |appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | ||
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|location | |location = [[San Giovanni District]], [[Florence]], [[Italy]] | ||
|date | |date = Construction completed in 1314 C.E.}} | ||
The '''Palazzo della Signoria''' (also known as the '''Palazzo Vecchio''') was a building in central [[Florence]], and the center of governmental power during the | 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]]. 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== | ==History== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*There is a [[View Point]] on top of the Palazzo's clocktower. | * There is a [[View Point]] on top of the Palazzo's clocktower. | ||
*In real life, many of the people who were involved in the | * In real life, many of the people who were involved in the Pazzi Conspiracy were hung from the Palazzo. In the game, they only show Francesco being hung. | ||
*It is unable to climb up to the pinnacle of the tower | * It is unable to climb up to the pinnacle of the tower in-game. | ||
*This is the last place Ezio has a conversation with his father before Giovanni is executed. | * This is the last place Ezio has a conversation with his father before Giovanni is executed. | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | * ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | ||
[[Category:Florence]] | [[Category:Florence]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks]] | [[Category:Landmarks]] | ||
Revision as of 06:56, 18 November 2011
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. 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
Executions
In 1476 the execution of Giovanni Auditore and two of his sons, Federico and Petruccio, was held at the Palazzo della Signoria. It was also the execution site of the infamous priest, Girolamo Savonarola, by an angry mob of Florentines in 1498.
Pazzi Conspiracy
During the Pazzi Conspiracy, Ezio Auditore pursued and assassinated Francesco de' Pazzi on the roof of the Palazzo, before allowing those loyal to the ruling Medici family to hang him from the battlements.
Trivia
- There is a View Point on top of the Palazzo's clocktower.
- In real life, many of the people who were involved in the Pazzi Conspiracy were hung from the Palazzo. In the game, they only show Francesco being hung.
- It is unable to climb up to the pinnacle of the tower in-game.
- This is the last place Ezio has a conversation with his father before Giovanni is executed.