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Bridge of SighsVenice Top 3 in Amazing Nighttime Views
Venice Top 3 in Amazing Nighttime Views
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Open Open 24 hours
Recommended Sightseeing Time: 15-30 minutes
Address: Piazza San Marco, 1, 30100 Venice VE
Phone: +39-41-2715911
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The Venice icon is beautiful. View it from the distance or from inside as part of a visit to the Doge’s Palace.
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Today, custom holds that lovers should kiss under the bridge in order to seal their fate as soul mates. Oddly, the bridge got its name from the sullen prisoners' exasperations as they were ferried across the bridge, from the prison to the courts. Despite its somber purpose, the bridge actually looks very romantic from the outside-- perfect for a great photo.
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The Venice icon is beautiful. View it from the distance or from inside as part of a visit to the Doge’s Palace.
The Bridge of Sighs connects the Doges'Palace to the New Prisons. Owes its name to the Britis poet Lord Byron. Inside it has a double corridor and no frills. The outside is more attractive, with its elegant White stine decoration and the pierced windows. Prisoners, Byron imagines, sighed while crossign the Bridge, looking outside for a moment, while being brough from cell to court, or back to jail after investigation or torture...
One memory of Venice I will never forget, highly enjoyed the tour that allowed me to walk through the bridge to experience what really makes it the bridge of sighs!
I was fortunate enough to go intocthenbridge of sighs. The bridge is much more beautiful from the outside.
Celebrated by the great French novelist Alexandre Dumas, this bridge witnessed the love story of two young people as their meeting place and the story, though romantic, ended tragically. It is no surprise since the Greek era that love stories are often tragical. Later on in the Renaissance time, Shakespeare and Racine (and Coeneille) brought back these stories to the scene and plays like Le Cid or Romeo and Juliet are until today masterpieces. So, why not have an idyll and play the role (or live ) a love story. It will be a landmark in your life.