Piazza San Marco

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The Piazza San Marco, known in English as Saint Mark's Square, is a plaza located in the San Marco district of Venice.

Occupying the piazza are many of Venice's most famous and important structures, including the Basilica di San Marco, the Campanile di San Marco, the Palazzo Ducale, and the Torre dell'Orologio.

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The piazza was the focal point of the city and served as a center of worship due to its proximity to the Basilica di San Marco and the centre of government. The piazza opened out onto the Venetian Lagoon and as such, was the site of a dock.^[1]

During the Renaissance, the piazza was also used for executions, with a set of gallows and spectator seating in the centre of the square.^[1]

Due to its large size and proximity to many important buildings, the Piazza was a common place to hold meetings. As such, the Venetian conspirators met in the square in 1485 to discuss their plans to assassinate Doge Giovanni Mocenigo.^[2]

After spying on the meeting, Ezio Auditore da Firenze rendezvoused with Antonio de Magianis in the piazza to scout out a means to enter the well-guarded Palazzo Ducale, though they could find none short of flying in. This inspired Ezio to use a flying machine built by his friend Leonardo da Vinci to gain access.^[3] The plan worked to an extent, but Ezio arrived too late to save the doge while the machine itself was hit by a flaming arrow and crashed in the square after knocking a guard off the roof.^[4]