Apse of ''Chiesa di San Polo'' The plate of the prohibition of games. The Campo San Polo is the largest campo in Venice, Italy, the second largest Venetian public square after the Piazza San Marco. It is located in the Sestiere San Polo. Originally dedicated to grazing and agriculture, in 1493 it was entirely paved, a well (one of the few fountains to be found in Venice) being placed in the middle. It was subsequently used as the scene of many a bullfight, mass sermons and masked balls. After the 17th century the poor's market was moved here from Piazza San Marco. It remains to this day one of the most popular

Carnival Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typi ...

venues and is also used for open-air concerts and screenings during the Venice Film Festival.

Lorenzino de' Medici Lorenzino de' Medici (23 March 1514 – 26 February 1548), also known as Lorenzaccio, was an Italian politician, writer, and dramatist, and a member of the Medici family. He became famous for assassinating his cousin, Alessandro de' Medici, Duk ...

was assassinated here in 1548. Facing the church are the following buildings: * Church of San Polo *

Palazzo Tiepolo The Palazzo Tiepolo is a Renaissance-style palace located between the Palazzo Soranzo Pisani and the Palazzo Pisani Moretta on the Grand Canal, in the Sestieri of San Polo, Venice, Italy. History The palace was commissioned in the second hal ...

* Palazzo Soranzo * Palazzo Donà * Palazzo Corner Mocenigo

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The Campo San Polo: The Second Largest Public Square in Venice
San Polo San Polo Carnivals in Italy 1493 establishments in Europe 15th-century establishments in the Republic of Venice {{Veneto-geo-stub