Bridge of Sighs
Piazza San Marco, Venice
It might be the most romanticised piece of infrastructure in the world, but the Bridge of Sighs was built for an entirely unromantic purpose: shuttling prisoners from the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace to the cells in the New Prison across the canal.
Ponte dei Pugni
Ponte San Barnaba, Venezia Murano Burano (Venezia Insulare), Venice, 30123, Italy
The marble footprints are still there, worn into the stone at each end of the bridge — the starting positions for the fighters.
Rialto Bridge
Venezia Murano Burano (Venezia Insulare), Venice, Italy
The oldest bridge across the Grand Canal was designed by a man whose surname literally means "of the Bridge.
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