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|description = A small Venetian church. | |description = A small Venetian church. | ||
|location = [[Castello District]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]] | |location = [[Castello District]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]] | ||
|dateconstructed = | |dateconstructed = c. 1120 | ||
|functions = Church | |functions = Church | ||
|features = [[Glyphs|Glyph]]<br>[[View Points|Viewpoint]] | |features = [[Glyphs|Glyph]]<br>[[View Points|Viewpoint]] | ||
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|commissioner = }} | |commissioner = }} | ||
The Basilica of '''San Pietro di Castello''' (English: ''Saint Peter of Castello'', after the [[castello District|district]] where it was located) is the church that houses 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) is the church that houses the seat of Bishop of [[Venice]]. | ||
==History== | ==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 di Venezia|Palazzo Ducale]]. | 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 di Venezia|Palazzo Ducale]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: San Pietro di Castello]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*A [[Glyphs|glyph]] is located on the building. | *A [[Glyphs|glyph]] is located on the building. | ||
==Appearance== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | |||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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[[Category:Churches]] | [[Category:Churches]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks in Venice]] | [[Category:Landmarks in Venice]] | ||
Revision as of 05:04, 17 December 2018
The Basilica of San Pietro di Castello (English: Saint Peter of Castello, after the district where it was located) is the church that houses 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.[1]
Trivia
- A glyph is located on the building.