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Bridge of Sighs - Venice - 1972

            The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri), is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. It was designed by Antonio Contino and it was built in 1600.
The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge's English name was bequeathed by Lord Byron in the 19th century as a translation from the Italian "Ponte dei sospiri", from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window before being taken down to their cells. In reality, the days of inquisitions and summary executions were over by the time that the bridge was built, and the cells under the palace roof were occupied mostly by small-time criminals. In addition, little could be seen from inside the bridge due to the stone grills covering the windows. (Wikipedia)

Original: Kodak  Retina Reflex S (SLR - 1959) 
Scanned Agfachrome slide edited with PSE and DxO Nik filters.
   

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Taken in: Italy / Veneto / Venice / San Marco (show map)

Taken on: August 1, 1972

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Camera: EPSON Perfection V800/V850 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	EPSON Perfection V800/V850
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 16.0 (Windows)
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