Bridge of Sighs, one of the most famous bridges in Venice. This curved, fully enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, with its rectangular and small windows covered with narrow screens. Bridge of Sighs This bridge was built between 1600 and 1602, with the aim of connecting the Doji Palace with the newly established prison, and the Prigioni NUOVE, which is located across the Rio de Palazzo canal. Bridge of Sighs in Venice
The bridge was built for a very specific purpose, because it was used to lead prisoners from interrogation rooms at the Doji Palace to their cells in Prigioni. Legend has it that while convicted prisoners pass through the bridge to jail for their sentences or to go to the death chamber, they then take a last look at the outside world through windows with sighs. Thus, this bridge is called the Bridge of Sighs.
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Bridge of sighs (in Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri) is a bridge located in Venice, northern Italy. The closed bridge consists of white limestone and has windows with stone bars. It passes through Rio de Palazzo and connects it to the new prison (Prigioni NUOVE) to the interrogation rooms at Doji Palace. The Bridge of Sighs was designed by Antonio Contino and began construction in 1600.
The famous Venice Bridge was designed with a bridge of sighs at the beginning of the 17th century. The bridge extends from the Rio de Palazzo (River Palace), and the purpose of the bridge building is to connect the old prison and the interrogation rooms at Doji Palace to the new prison, which was located directly across the river.
Bridge naming
There are a few theories on how this bridge gets its name. It includes the passage of prisoners across the bridge on their way to the executioner. At that time, the prisoners "breathed deeply" as they crossed the bridge.
Another story, in the exchange of couples for kisses under this bridge in Venice on the gondolas during the sunset to enjoy eternal love. Thus, it was called the Bridge of Sighs and so the lovers sighed under the location of this bridge.
"I stood in Venice on the bridge of sighs, a palace and a prison on every side," wrote the romantic poet about the bridge of sighs.
the bridge
In fact, the Bridge of Sighs is a beautiful scene, stretching at a great height above the canal. It is known as one of the finest examples of architecture in the world. There are two windows with bars for the stone sitting on top of the closed bridge. The bridge took about two years to complete, with construction beginning in 1600.
The Sanctuary Bridge, which includes two intertwined lanes, was built at the beginning of the 17th century and is designed by Antonio Contin as a link between the old prisons at Doji Palace and the new prisons located outside the Kasr River.