historical buildings in Venice, Italy?

[filthe]

Setting: Venice, Italy in the 1500's
Research: "historical buildings in Venice" "administrative/ noble buildings in Venice" "important buildings in Venice"

Question and context: I'm writing an Assassin's Creed 2 fic that involves breaking into a heavily guarded building in order to do an assassination.

I'm looking for any important building that has

Comments

[gloriatempest]

The Doge's Palace is the first thing that springs to mind.

[kimbnr]

What about Palazzo Mocenigo of the Mocenigo family? It was already built in 1500, and it was the main palace of an influent and rich noble family.

[pelethetart]

The prisons were my first thought, but perhaps it's because it was on a show about Venice last night and how difficult it was to break out of.

[alextiefling]

I'd say the Doge's palace would be a good bet. It was notorious for its high security.

[savannarama]

I might try looking up tours of Venice or a Venice Tourism Board. They are bound to list what stops their tours have, and then you can google the individual names of the buildings and find one with a history you like. After hours it's sure to have decent security, especially if there is a lot of art or historical value (or both).