Italy, Venice: Bridge of Sighs, Venice
By glenda. Filed in Architecture, Entertainment, Europe, Italy, Trafalgar Costsaver European Delight, Travel, Venice |
The Bridge of Sighs is named for the sighs of the prisoners who were interrogated and charged in the Doge’s Palace building and had to walk across the canal on this bridge to the New Prison. The white limestone decorated bridge is enclosed but has windows with stone bars; It passes over the Rio di Palazzo.
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