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{{WP-REAL|San Pietro di Castello (church)}}
{{WP-REAL|San Pietro di Castello (church)}}
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{{Landmarks Infobox
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|image = Sanpietro_dicastello.jpg
|image = Sanpietro_dicastello.jpg
|description = A small, but important Ventian church.
|description = A small Venetian church.
|location = [[Castello District]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]]
|location = [[Castello District]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]]
|dateconstructed = Circa 1120 A.D.
|dateconstructed = Circa 1120 C.E.
|functions = Church
|functions = Church
|features = [[Glyph]]<br>[[View points|Viewpoint]]
|features = [[Glyph]]<br>[[View points|Viewpoint]]
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The Basilica of '''San Pietro di Castello''' (English: ''Saint Peter of Castello'', after the [[Castello district|district]] where it was located) was the church that housed the seat of Bishop of [[Venice]].
The Basilica of '''San Pietro di Castello''' (English: ''Saint Peter of Castello'', after the [[Castello district|district]] where it was located) was the church that housed the seat of Bishop of [[Venice]].


==Database Entry==
==History==
''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.''
First built in the 7th century, San Pietro di Castello was the seat of the Bishop of Venice. 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]].
 
''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]].<ref name="ac2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>''


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*One of [[Subject 16]]'s [[Glyphs]] is located here.<ref name="ac2"/>
*A [[Glyphs|glyph]] is located on the building.
*The [[glyph]] is on the east side, about halfway up the church, about in the middle and difficult to see in direct sunlight.


==References==
==Source==
{{reflist}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
[[Category:Venice]]
[[Category:Venice]]
[[Category:Landmarks]]
[[Category:Landmarks]]

Revision as of 00:52, 3 January 2012


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The Basilica of San Pietro di Castello (English: Saint Peter of Castello, after the district where it was located) was the church that housed the seat of Bishop of Venice.

History

First built in the 7th century, San Pietro di Castello was the seat of the Bishop of Venice. 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.

Trivia

  • A glyph is located on the building.

Source

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