The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri) is one of many bridges in Venice. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone and has windows with stone bars. It passes over the Rio di Palazzo and connects the old prisons to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. It was designed by Antoni Contino (whose uncle Antonio da Ponte had designed the Rialto Bridge), and built in 1602.
The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge name, given by Lord Byron in the 19th century, comes from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice out the window before being taken down to their cells. In reality, the days of inquisitions and summary executions were over by the time the bridge was built, and the cells under the palace roof were occupied mostly by small-time criminals.
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I love Venice, i stayed there a week and it's a fabulous romantic place!My hotel was close to the Place Saint Marc and i liked to stroll across the streets and the bridges, sometimes got lost but it's the easiest way to discover beautiful places! your music and clips are beautiful! thank you.Have a good week end. Catherine
I love the film and music of Memoires of a geisha; I went to Japan and especially love KYOTO which is a fabulous place!
thanks Catherine, I went to Paris, Rome, Florence and Venice in June 2008. It was my wedding trip. I have lots of pics and they remember me day by day those lovely places and the romantic time we spent there. Now we are waiting our first baby... a girl.. next month..she will be "Rosalía"
Cheers,
Miguel
Congratulations to you and your wife!you must be very happy.Please give my regards to your wife.I hope you'll take pictures of your baby girl.You chose a very pretty name .I wish you a good week end to both of you. take care . Catherine
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