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The Palazzo della Signoria (also known as the Palazzo Vecchio) was a building in central Florence, and the center of governmental power during the Italian Renaissance.

Atop the building stood a noticeably off-center clocktower, which also served as a holding cell. The square in front of the building served as a marketplace and a site for executions.

History

In 1476 the execution of Giovanni Auditore and two of his sons, Federico and Petruccio, was held at the Palazzo della Signoria.

Later, during the Pazzi Conspiracy, Ezio Auditore pursued and assassinated Francesco de' Pazzi on the roof of the Palazzo, before allowing those loyal to the ruling Medici family to hang him from the battlements.

The Palazzo was the execution site of the infamous priest, Girolamo Savonarola, by an angry mob of Florentines in 1498.

Trivia

There was a view point on top of the Palazzo's clocktower.
Historically, many of the people involved in the Pazzi Conspiracy were hanged from the Palazzo. In-game, only Francesco was shown to be hanged.
Ezio was unable to climb up to the pinnacle of the tower.
This was the last place Ezio had a conversation with his father before Giovanni was executed.

Reference

Assassin's Creed II

Assassin's Creed II

Characters

Assassins	Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings • Clay Kaczmarek • Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman \| Antonio de Magianis • Bartolomeo d'Alviano • Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Federico Auditore da Firenze • Giovanni Auditore da Firenze • Maria Auditore da Firenze • Mario Auditore • Niccolò Machiavelli • Paola • Teodora Contanto • La Volpe \| Dante Alighieri • Domenico Auditore • Marco Polo • Renato Auditore \| Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad \| Adam • Eve

Templars	Warren Vidic \| Uberto Alberti • Stefano da Bagnone • Emilio Barbarigo • Marco Barbarigo • Silvio Barbarigo • Bernardo Baroncelli • Rodrigo Borgia • Carlo Grimaldi • Antonio Maffei • Dante Moro • Francesco de' Pazzi • Jacopo de' Pazzi • Vieri de' Pazzi • Francesco Salviati

House of Auditore	Claudia • Ezio • Federico • Giovanni • Maria • Mario • Petruccio \| Domenico • Isabetta • Renato

Isu	Minerva

Others	Annetta • Agostino Barbarigo • Lorenzo de' Medici • Carlotta Moro • Rosa • Girolamo Savonarola • Caterina Sforza • Cristina Vespucci • Alvise da Vilandino • Checco Orsi • Ludovico Orsi • Leonardo da Vinci \| Maria Thorpe

Factions

Assassins (Italian Brotherhood) • Templars (Abstergo Industries | Roman Rite) • Republic of Florence (House of Medici) • Republic of Venice • County of Forlì • Courtesans • Mercenaries • Thieves

Locations

Abstergo laboratory • Hideout | Florence (Oltrarno • San Giovanni • San Marco • Santa Maria Novella) • Monteriggioni (Villa Auditore) • Tuscany (San Gimignano) • Apennine Mountains • Romagna (Forlì) • Venice (Cannaregio • Castello • Dorsoduro • San Marco • San Polo) • Rome (Castel Sant'Angelo • Passetto di Borgo • Sistine Chapel • The Vault) | Acre | Eden

Events

Renaissance (Pazzi conspiracy • Venetian conspiracy • Battle of Forlì • Bonfire of the Vanities • Confrontation in the Vatican)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Animus • Art merchants • Blacksmiths • Bleeding Effect • Borgia messengers • Codex • Customization • Doctors • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Economic system • Fast travel stations • Feathers • Flying Machine • Glyphs • Guards • Heralds • Memories • Monteriggioni statuettes • Notoriety • Officials • Outfits • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden • Papal Staff of Eden) • Secret locations • Swimming • Tailors • First Civilization • The Truth • Uplay • Treasure chests • Viewpoints • Wanted posters

Weapons and tools

Fists/Metal Cestus • Heavy weapons • Hidden Blade (Hidden Gun • Poison Blade) • Improvised weapons • Long weapons • Short blades • Smoke bombs • Swords • Blunt weapons • Throwing knives

DLC

Battle of Forlì • Bonfire of the Vanities

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Characters

Assassins	Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings • Clay Kaczmarek • Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman \| Bartolomeo d'Alviano • Claudia Auditore da Firenze • Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Federico Auditore da Firenze • Giovanni Auditore da Firenze • Maria Auditore da Firenze • Mario Auditore • La Volpe • Niccolò Machiavelli

Templars	Warren Vidic \| Cesare Borgia • Juan Borgia the Elder • Lucrezia Borgia • Rodrigo Borgia • Il Carnefice • Micheletto Corella • Gaspar de la Croix • Lanz • Malfatto • Donato Mancini • Auguste Oberlin • Vieri de' Pazzi • Ristoro • Lia de Russo • Silvestro Sabbatini • Octavian de Valois

Isu	Juno

Others	Petruccio Auditore da Firenze • Pantasilea Baglioni • Pietro Rossi • Patrizio • Nicolaus Copernicus • Leonardo da Vinci • Fabio Orsini • Duccio de Luca • Ercole Massimo • Salaì • Caterina Sforza • Manfredo Soderini • Cristina Vespucci

Animi Avatars	Doctor • Courtesan • Executioner • Nobleman • Priest • Prowler • Barber • Engineer • Blacksmith • Captain • Smuggler • Footpad • Mercenary • Harlequin • Hellequin • Officer • Thief • Dama Rossa • Pariah • Marquis • Knight

Factions

Assassins (Guilds • Italian Brotherhood) • Templars (Abstergo Industries | Roman Rite) • Kingdom of France (French Army) • Cento Occhi • Courtesans • Followers of Romulus • Hermeticists • Mercenaries • Thieves

Locations

Monteriggioni (Sanctuary) • Rome (Antico District • Campagna District • Centro District • Vaticano District) • Colli Albani • Naples • Valnerina • Monte Circeo • Viana • Florence • Venice

Events

Renaissance (Siege of Monteriggioni • Liberation of Rome • Search for Cesare Borgia • Siege of Viana)

Terms and concepts

Animus • Achievements • Bleeding Effect • Borgia towers • Cannons • Chase breakers • Codex • Contracts • Customization • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Economic system • Emails (Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman • Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings) • Flying Machine • Heralds • Horses • Lairs of Romulus • Leap of Faith • Memories • Multiplayer • Officials • Outfits • Parachutes • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden) • Ranks • Rifts • Social stealth • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Blunt weapons • Crossbow • Fists/Metal Cestus • Heavy weapons • Hidden Blade (Hidden Gun • Poison Blade) • Improvised weapons • Long weapons • Poison darts • Short blades • Smoke bombs • Swords • Throwing knives

DLC

Animus Project Update 1.0 • Animus Project Update 2.0 • Animus Project Update 3.0 • Copernicus Conspiracy • The Da Vinci Disappearance

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-The '''Palazzo della Signoria''' (also known as the '''Palazzo Vecchio''') was a building in central [[Florence]], and the center of governmental power during the Italian [[Renaissance]]. Atop the building stood a noticeably off-center clocktower, which also served as a holding cell. The [[Piazza della Signoria|square]] in front of the building served as a marketplace and a site for executions.
+The '''Palazzo della Signoria''' (also known as the '''Palazzo Vecchio''') was a building in central [[Florence]], and the center of governmental power during the Italian [[Renaissance]].
+Atop the building stood a noticeably off-center clocktower, which also served as a holding cell. The [[Piazza della Signoria|square]] in front of the building served as a marketplace and a site for executions.
 ==History==
-===Executions===
+In 1476 the execution of [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]] and two of his sons, [[Federico Auditore|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore|Petruccio]], was held at the Palazzo della Signoria.
-In 1476 the execution of [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]] and two of his sons, [[Federico Auditore|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore|Petruccio]], was held at the Palazzo della Signoria. It was also the execution site of the infamous priest, [[Girolamo Savonarola]], by an angry mob of Florentines in 1498.
+Later, during the [[Pazzi Conspiracy]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] pursued and assassinated [[Francesco de' Pazzi]] on the roof of the Palazzo, before allowing those loyal to the ruling [[House of Medici|Medici]] family to hang him from the battlements.
-===Pazzi Conspiracy===
+The Palazzo was the execution site of the infamous priest, [[Girolamo Savonarola]], by an angry mob of Florentines in 1498.
-During the [[Pazzi Conspiracy]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] pursued and assassinated [[Francesco de' Pazzi]] on the roof of the Palazzo, before allowing those loyal to the ruling [[House of Medici|Medici]] family to hang him from the battlements.
 ==Trivia==
 *There was a [[View Point|view point]] on top of the Palazzo's clocktower.
-*Historically, many of the people who were involved in the Pazzi Conspiracy were hanged from the Palazzo. In the game, only Francesco was shown to be hanged.
+*Historically, many of the people involved in the Pazzi Conspiracy were hanged from the Palazzo. In-game, only Francesco was shown to be hanged.
 *Ezio was unable to climb up to the pinnacle of the tower.
 *This was the last place Ezio had a conversation with his father before Giovanni was executed.