The entrance to the field in the direction of San Provolo is noteworthy for its late-Gothic portal (built by the Bon school), decorated with bas-reliefs depicting San Zaccaria (above) and the Virgin and Child flanked by San Giovanni Battista and San Marco.
The field can also be accessed from the San Zaccaria sotoportego (in the direction of the Riva degli Schiavoni); according to popular narrative, that was the point where the Doge Pietro Tradonico, who went to the church of San Zaccaria for the annual visit, was assassinated by a group of supporters of the party in favor of the
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