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Bridge of Sighs

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A covered way in Venice leading from the Ducal Palace to the State prison, and over which culprits under capital sentence were transported to their doom, whence the name.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bridge of Sighs'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/bridge-of-sighs.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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