Vista sul Campo San Polo — (Venipedia/Bazzmann)

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Saint Paul field view — (Venipedia/Bazzmann)

Dedicated to San Paolo, Polo in Venetian, this field is the largest in the city and its shape echoes the course of the rio that it currently covers.

It was the scene of public gatherings, parties and recreational events, also thanks to its enormous wellhead positioned in the middle of the field.
Note that it has a diameter of no less than 3 metres.

The field was dedicated to San Paolo or Polo according to the Venetian wording.

In this place the market was held, which used to last more than a week, only to be reduced to Wednesday only and after the fall of the Republic it was moved to Saturday. In addition to the market, the field was the venue for fairs and meetings, but also for more playful events such as parties and public games.

However, news events also occurred, such as the assassination of Lorenzino de Medici; on February 26, 1548, while leaving the palace in which he resided in the company of his mat

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