Towards the end of the 16th century, precisely in 1589, the Senate of the Republic approved the construction of a new building to be used as a prison, which was located on the other side of the Doge's Palace canal. This meant that the Doge could get rid of the prison which had become too small and, above all, not very secure.
This meant that a bridge to serve as a link between the prison and the seat of government and justice was needed; at the beginning of the 17th century, upon the approval of the Doge Marino Grimani, the Bridge of Sighs was built in Istrian stone and in a
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