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|location = [[San Polo District]], [[Venice]], [[Italy]] |
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| − | The '''Ponte di Rialto''' is a major bridge in[[Venice| Venice]], and a landmark that spans the Grand Canal. There are also small shops located on each side of the bridge. |
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| + | The '''Ponte di Rialto''', or the '''Rialto Bridge''', is a landmark that connected the [[San Marco District (Venice)|San Marco]] and [[San Polo District|San Polo]] districts of [[Venice]] across the [[Canal Grande|Grand Canal]], serving as a dividing line between the two. |
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| + | The bridge is not only notable for the size of its large arch, but also for its main walkway lined with shops and stalls, which to [[Modern times|this day]] remains a vibrant strolling and meeting place for the community around it. |
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==Trivia== |
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| − | *In [[Assassin's Creed II |
+ | *In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the bridge was depicted as wooden, as construction did not begin on a stone bridge until 1588. |
| + | *A [[Glyphs|Glyph]] could be found underneath the bridge, just above the waterline on the east side. |
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| − | *Under this bridge is also a [[glyph]]. |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| + | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> |
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| + | Ponte di Rialto during the day.jpg|Ponte di Rialto during the day |
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| + | Rialto_Bridge.jpg|Ponte di Rialto during the night |
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| + | Rialto bridge concept art.jpg|Early concept art of the Ponte di Rialto |
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*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' |
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' |
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Revision as of 14:23, 26 December 2013
The Ponte di Rialto, or the Rialto Bridge, is a landmark that connected the San Marco and San Polo districts of Venice across the Grand Canal, serving as a dividing line between the two.
The bridge is not only notable for the size of its large arch, but also for its main walkway lined with shops and stalls, which to this day remains a vibrant strolling and meeting place for the community around it.
Trivia
- In Assassin's Creed II, the bridge was depicted as wooden, as construction did not begin on a stone bridge until 1588.
- A Glyph could be found underneath the bridge, just above the waterline on the east side.
Gallery
Ponte di Rialto during the day
Ponte di Rialto during the night
Early concept art of the Ponte di Rialto