Bible Encyclopedias
Bridge of Sighs
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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.