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[[File:Palazzo_dellaseta.jpg|thumb|Palazzo della Seta]]
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|image      = Palazzo_dellaseta.jpg
|description = [[Emilio Barbarigo]]'s palace.
|appearance  = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
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|location    = [[San Polo district]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]]
|date        = Construction started in 1450.
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The '''Palazzo della Seta''' is a major building in [[Venice]] and the former residence of Venice's most powerful merchant, [[Emilio Barbarigo]]. Construction on the building began in 1450 and it was built in a Gothic style.


During the Italian [[Renaissance]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] tries to confront Emilio in his palace, but he soon finds out it is too heavily fortified. While Ezio is looking at the inscalable walls, a group of [[thieves]] lure the [[guards]] away while another thief, [[Rosa]], scales the wall. However, Rosa is spotted by an archer and hit in her leg, after which Ezio brings her back to the Venetian Thieves Guild.
The '''Palazzo della Seta''' is a major building in the [[San Polo district]] of [[Venice]], [[Italy]].


Ezio later receives their help to sneak into the Palazzo and assassinate Emilio Barbarigo as he was about to flee. Before this, he overheard his [[Assassination Targets|assassination target]] talking to a nobleman named [[Carlo Grimaldi|Carlo]], who alerted Emilio of his presence in Venice. With the Palazzo theirs, Ezio was compensated by [[Antonio de Magianis]] and given the name of Carlo Grimaldi, a [[Templar]] and member of the Council of Ten. After this, the Palazzo was mainly inhabited by Antonio and his fellow thieves.
During the Italian [[Renaissance]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] tries to confront Emilio in his palace, but he soon finds out it is too heavily fortified. While Ezio is looking at the inscalable walls, a group of [[thieves]] lure the [[guards]] away while another thief, [[Rosa]], scales the wall. However, Rosa is spotted by an archer and hit in her leg, after which Ezio brings her back to the Venetian Thieves Guild.<ref name="ac2"/>
 
Ezio later receives their help to sneak into the Palazzo and assassinate Emilio Barbarigo as he was about to flee. Before this, he overheard his [[Assassination Targets|assassination target]] talking to a nobleman named [[Carlo Grimaldi|Carlo]], who alerted Emilio of his presence in Venice. With the Palazzo theirs, Ezio was compensated by [[Antonio de Magianis]] and given the name of Carlo Grimaldi, a [[Templar]] and member of the Council of Ten. After this, the Palazzo was mainly inhabited by Antonio and his fellow thieves.<ref name="ac2"/>
 
==Database Entry==
The home of Venice's most powerful merchant, Emilio Barbarigo.  Work on Seta (as it is affectionately known by locals), was completed in 1450.  The palazzo is a standout example of Venetian Gothic architecture: dark and imposing, yet light and airy at the same time.<ref name="ac2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
 
==References==
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Locations]]
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Palazzo della Seta

The Palazzo della Seta is a major building in the San Polo district of Venice, Italy.

During the Italian Renaissance, Ezio Auditore tries to confront Emilio in his palace, but he soon finds out it is too heavily fortified. While Ezio is looking at the inscalable walls, a group of thieves lure the guards away while another thief, Rosa, scales the wall. However, Rosa is spotted by an archer and hit in her leg, after which Ezio brings her back to the Venetian Thieves Guild.[1]

Ezio later receives their help to sneak into the Palazzo and assassinate Emilio Barbarigo as he was about to flee. Before this, he overheard his assassination target talking to a nobleman named Carlo, who alerted Emilio of his presence in Venice. With the Palazzo theirs, Ezio was compensated by Antonio de Magianis and given the name of Carlo Grimaldi, a Templar and member of the Council of Ten. After this, the Palazzo was mainly inhabited by Antonio and his fellow thieves.[1]

Database Entry

The home of Venice's most powerful merchant, Emilio Barbarigo. Work on Seta (as it is affectionately known by locals), was completed in 1450. The palazzo is a standout example of Venetian Gothic architecture: dark and imposing, yet light and airy at the same time.[1]

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