Palazzo Ducale
is really Doge's Palace, Venice, Italy
Real place, still recognisable
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The Doge's residence, central to a plot against the Doge that Ezio reaches with Leonardo's flying machine.
The real place
Much of the interior was rebuilt after fires in 1574 and 1577. It has been a museum since 1923.
Visiting
Book ahead. The guided 'Secret Itineraries' tour shows the prisons and hidden rooms that a standard ticket does not.
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