Bridge of Sighs - details and images
Bridge of Sighs (Ponte dei Sospiri in Italian) was built in 1600 to join the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace with the prison, the palace being separated only by a canal.
Bridge of Sighs is one of the most popular attractions in Venice.
The bridge was actually named by the English poet Lord Byron in one of his poems from the nineteenth century:
The name refers to the groans to death that went on last voyage, from the Doge's Palace to the place where they were executed. Thus, they could see the Bridge of Sighs for the last time the sunlight, wonderful views of the lagoon and the island of San Giorgio.
The prison cells were built in some cold and narrow tunnels, where the past still breathes the atmosphere.
Some of the cells were constructed of metal, wood and others, but all below sea level.
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