Bridge of Sighs

American  

noun

1. a bridge in Venice across which prisoners were formerly led for trial in the ducal palace.

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Bridge of Sighs British  

noun

1. a covered 16th-century bridge in Venice, between the Doges' Palace and the prisons, through which prisoners were formerly led to trial or execution

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Example Sentences

He proposed on a gondola at Venice’s Bridge of Sighs in September 2014 and they were married the following year.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023

As we gazed upon the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, he promised more adventures as he proposed.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2021

They have the place to themselves: Rialto, the Bridge of Sighs, the pigeons of Piazza San Marco.

From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2020

Mr Lee and his wife read law at other colleges in Cambridge, but one of their favourite spots was the Bridge of Sighs at St John's, said their son Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2015

There were little fantastic bridges, covered like the Bridge of Sighs, from this chapel to that tower.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White