Anno 1404 Venice City Layout Official

Central Cathedral (max size) + Large Marketplace + Bathhouse + Theatre + School + Hospital.
Houses arranged in 4×4 blocks around a central garden.
Surrounded by Paved streets (reduces fire spread).
Required goods: Cider, Spices, Meat, Bread, Books, Glassware, Candlesticks, Pearls → all imported or produced on secondary islands.
Glassmaker, Bookbinder, Pearl farm on same island if possible (small footprint).

Do you have a favorite layout for the Imperial Cathedral? Share your screenshots and road patterns in the comments below!

The Spy-Proof Block: Enemies can send spies to your markets. If a spy reaches your market, your citizens riot. To counter this, create "gated communities." Use a single road entry point to your noble block and surround the rest with decorative trees (which block spy movement).
The Firebreak Grid: In vanilla Anno 1404, fire spreads. In Venice, the Corsair uses fire ships. Always leave a 1-tile gap between every 2x2 block of houses, then fill it with a garden. This stops fire from destroying your entire city.