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[[File:Rialto_Bridge.jpg|thumb|250px|The Rialto Bridge during the late 1400s.]] | [[File:Rialto_Bridge.jpg|thumb|250px|The Rialto Bridge during the late 1400s.]] | ||
The '''Ponte di Rialto''' (English: ''Rialto Bridge'') connected the [[San Marco district (Venice)|San Marco]] and [[San Polo district|San Polo]] districts of [[Venice]] across the [[Grand Canal]]. | The '''Ponte di Rialto''' (English: ''Rialto Bridge'') connected the [[San Marco district (Venice)|San Marco]] and [[San Polo district|San Polo]] districts of [[Venice]] across the [[Grand Canal]]. | ||
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. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' the bridge is depicted as wooden | *In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' the bridge is depicted as wooden, while construction did not begin on a stone bridge until 1588. | ||
*Underneath the bridge, just above the waterline, is | *Underneath the bridge, just above the waterline, is a [[Glyphs|glyph]] | ||
== | ==Source== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | |||
[[Category:Venice]] | [[Category:Venice]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks]] | [[Category:Landmarks]] | ||
Revision as of 00:38, 3 January 2012
The Ponte di Rialto (English: Rialto Bridge) connected the San Marco and San Polo districts of Venice across the Grand Canal.
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.
Trivia
- In Assassin's Creed II the bridge is depicted as wooden, while construction did not begin on a stone bridge until 1588.
- Underneath the bridge, just above the waterline, is a glyph