Monument
Ponte dei Sospiri
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Puente de Los Suspiros, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30122 Venezia VE, Italia
The "Bridge of sighs" is a famous bridge in Venice that connects the Palazzo Ducale with the New Prison. It was built in 1600, it is made of white limestone and it has windows with stone bars.
Its name was given by lord Byron in the 19th century and it made reference to the prisoners who walked through the bridge while they were taken down to their cells and took a final look at Venice through the windows.
The "Bridge of sighs" is a famous bridge in Venice that connects the Palazzo Ducale with the New Prison. It was built in 1600, it is made of white limestone …
The "Bridge of sighs" is a famous bridge in Venice that connects the Palazzo Ducale with the New Prison. It was built in 1600, it is made of white limestone and it has windows with stone bars.
Its name was given by lord Byron in the 19th century and it made reference to the prisoners who walked through the bridge while they were taken down to their cells and took a final look at Venice through the windows.