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[[File:Palazzo della Signoria.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The | [[File:Palazzo della Signoria.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Palazzo della Signoria, overlooking the piazza.]] | ||
The '''Piazza della Signoria''' was a city square in central [[Florence]]. | The '''Piazza della Signoria''' was a city square in central [[Florence]], along one side of it stood the imposing ''Palazzo della Signoria''. | ||
A popular place for executions during the Renaissance period; three members of the [[House of Auditore|Auditore family]] &ndash | A popular place for executions during the Renaissance period; three members of the [[House of Auditore|Auditore family]] – [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]], [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] – were exucted there in 1476, as part of the [[Knights Templar|Templar]] plot to seize the city<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>. Later, in 1498, the mob execution of [[Girolamo Savonarola]] also took place in the plaza<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities">''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities]]''</ref>. | ||
==Notes and references== | ==Notes and references== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Locations]] | [[Category:Assassin's Creed II Locations]] | ||
Revision as of 01:03, 18 June 2010
The Piazza della Signoria was a city square in central Florence, along one side of it stood the imposing Palazzo della Signoria.
A popular place for executions during the Renaissance period; three members of the Auditore family – Giovanni, Federico and Petruccio – were exucted there in 1476, as part of the Templar plot to seize the city[1]. Later, in 1498, the mob execution of Girolamo Savonarola also took place in the plaza[2].