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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 '''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"/> | ||
Revision as of 03:05, 17 October 2011
The Ponte di Rialto (English: Rialto Bridge) connects the San Marco and San Polo districts of Venice across the Grand Canal.[1]
Database Entry
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.
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.[1]
Trivia
- In Assassin's Creed II the bridge is depicted as wooden[1]: construction did not begin on a stone bridge until 1588.[2]
- Underneath the bridge, just above the waterline, is one of Subject 16's Glyphs.[1]
- To find the glyph, row a gondola underneath the bridge, staying on the east side. Keep looking east.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed II
- ↑ Wikipedia article on the Rialto Bridge