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

In 2022, The Batman used Glasgow Cathedral, the Necropolis and the Bridge of Sighs to create Gotham City, which is based on New York.

From BBC

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

From Seattle Times

Tourists chatter as a punt floats down the River Cam, under the Bridge of Sighs, past St John's College.

From BBC

It was filmed at locations around the Necropolis, Glasgow Cathedral and the Bridge of Sighs which links the two, in February 2020.

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times