Wolfenstein map 'Venice' in The Italian Job

[Wooter]

This was SO weird, I was watching The Italian Job last week, and suddenly i recognized this scene out of the movie, guess what, it was the Wolfenstein map 'Venice'. 
Pretty epic moment haha!

[Koen]

Wow even the boat is there . Guess that's where the map maker got the inspiration from?

[SmTh]

4real thats a good call!

[Bean]

That spot also appears in one of the Indiana Jones movies. Can't remember which one. They also go inside the church.

[DJ aka GDR DJ]

That spot also appears in one of the Indiana Jones movies. Can't remember which one. They also go inside the church.

 

[Bean]

Below is an excerpt of an article I wrote a few years ago about the ET Venice map.

 

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The main square portrayed in the Venice map (the location of the library where the objective documents are held) is modelled after “Campo San Barnaba” Square in the real Venice. Hundreds of years ago, it was a part of the city that had low rents, so it was an ideal spot for nobles who had lost their fortunes through excessive spending.

 

 

In the real Venice, the library is actually a church, which goes by the same name as the square (San Barnaba). It was built in the mid-1700s. Old by American standards, but pretty young for the ancient cities of Europe. As shown in the two images below, the creators of the Venice map were meticulous in their depiction of the square and the church\library.

 

 

 

Several scenes from the 1989 blockbuster film “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ were filmed in Campo San Barnaba. In addition, the exterior of the church was used as the library in the movie, which Indy explores in search of his father and the Holy Grail. Below is a screen capture from the film which shows part of the front of the library.

 

Edited November 1, 2016 by Bean