The Bridge of Sighs Flashcards
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Bridge
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the route taken by funeral processions to safely cross the Molendinar Burn and reach the Necroplis.
- This bridge is the namesake of the Ponti Dei Sospiri in Venice which was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before imprisonment.
- in glasgow, sighs of sadness or sighs from exhaustion from coffin carriers gave the bridge its names.
