Bridge of Sighs, Venezia, Italy Magnet

The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri) is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. It was built in 1600. The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment.