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{{stub}}[[File:Scuola_grande_disanmarco.jpg|thumb|The Scuola Grande di San Marco.]] The '''Scuola Grande di San Marco''' is a building in [[Venice]], [[Italy]]. It originally was the home to one of the six major sodalities or Scuole Grandi of Venice. It faces the Campo San Giovanni e Paolo, one of the largest squares in the city. | {{stub}}[[File:Scuola_grande_disanmarco.jpg|thumb|The Scuola Grande di San Marco.]] '''The '''Scuola Grande di San Marco''' is a building in [[Venice]], [[Italy]]. It originally was the home to one of the six major sodalities or Scuole Grandi of Venice. It faces the Campo San Giovanni e Paolo, one of the largest squares in the city.''' | ||
The edifice was built by the Confraternity of San Marco in [[1260]] to act as its seat. In [[1485]], however, it was destroyed by a large fire, and rebuilt in the following twenty years under a new design by Pietro Lombardo, with a fund established by the members. The façade | ===History=== | ||
The edifice was built by the Confraternity of San Marco in [[1260]] to act as its seat. In [[1485]], however, it was destroyed by a large fire, and rebuilt in the following twenty years under a new design by Pietro Lombardo, with a fund established by the members. The façade was built in Byzantine style and was decorated with the polished marble. In[[Assassin's Creed II| ''Assassin's Creed II'',]] it is a [[glyph]] location. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
Three of the greatest Italian explorers of the fifteenth century: Giosafat Barbaro, Ambrogio Contarini, and Alvise da Mosto were members of the Scuola.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[1]</sup> | Three of the greatest Italian explorers of the fifteenth century: Giosafat Barbaro, Ambrogio Contarini, and Alvise da Mosto were members of the Scuola.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[1]</sup> | ||
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Revision as of 11:37, 19 October 2010
The Scuola Grande di San Marco is a building in Venice, Italy. It originally was the home to one of the six major sodalities or Scuole Grandi of Venice. It faces the Campo San Giovanni e Paolo, one of the largest squares in the city.
History
The edifice was built by the Confraternity of San Marco in 1260 to act as its seat. In 1485, however, it was destroyed by a large fire, and rebuilt in the following twenty years under a new design by Pietro Lombardo, with a fund established by the members. The façade was built in Byzantine style and was decorated with the polished marble. In Assassin's Creed II, it is a glyph location.
Trivia
Three of the greatest Italian explorers of the fifteenth century: Giosafat Barbaro, Ambrogio Contarini, and Alvise da Mosto were members of the Scuola.[1]