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Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs or Ponte dei Sospiri is one of many bridge Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span [i] a gorge [i], valley [i], road [i], railroad track [i] ... 

s in Venice Venice

Venice is the capital [i] of the region [i] of Veneto [i] and the province of the same name [i] ... 

 built in the 16th century 16th century

As a means of recording the passage of time [i], the 16th century was that century [i] which lasted from ... 

. The bridge is of white limestone Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock [i] composed largely of the mineral [i] calcite [i] . ... 

 and has windows with stone bars, the summit of this enclosed bridge. It passes over the Rio di Palazzo and connects the old prison Prison

prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physicall... 

s to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace Doge's Palace

The Doge's Palace is a gothic [i] palace [i] in Venice [i]. ... 

. The name "Bridge of Sighs" has since been applied by association to other similar covered bridges around the world, including: * a bridge in Oxford, England Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs or Ponte dei Sospiri is one of many bridge [i]s in Venice [i] built in the ... 

 * a bridge in Cambridge, England Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs or Ponte dei Sospiri is one of many bridge [i]s in Venice [i] built in the ... 

 * a bridge in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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The Bridge of Sighs or Ponte dei Sospiri is one of many bridge Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span [i] a gorge [i], valley [i], road [i], railroad track [i]... 

s in Venice Venice

Venice is the capital [i] of the region [i] of Veneto [i] and the province of the same name [i] ... 

 built in the 16th century 16th century

As a means of recording the passage of time [i], the 16th century was that century [i] which lasted from ... 

. The bridge is of white limestone Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock [i] composed largely of the mineral [i] calcite [i] . ... 

 and has windows with stone bars, the summit of this enclosed bridge. It passes over the Rio di Palazzo and connects the old prison Prison

prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physicall... 

s to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace Doge's Palace

The Doge's Palace is a gothic [i] palace [i] in Venice [i].
... 

.


The name "Bridge of Sighs" has since been applied by association to other similar covered bridges around the world, including:

  • a bridge in Oxford, England Bridge of Sighs

    The Bridge of Sighs or Ponte dei Sospiri is one of many bridge [i]s in Venice [i] built in the... 

  • a bridge in Cambridge, England Bridge of Sighs

    The Bridge of Sighs or Ponte dei Sospiri is one of many bridge [i]s in Venice [i] built in the... 

  • a bridge in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  • a bridge connecting the Allegheny County Courthouse Allegheny County Courthouse

    The Allegheny County Courthouse is a government building of Allegheny County [i] ... 

     proper to the jail building, both designed by American arctitect H.H. Richardson Henry Hobson Richardson

    Henry Hobson Richardson was a prominent American [i]

... 

 in 1884

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