Description: NEW YORK CITY - Criminal Court & Bridge of Sighs - The Tombs: Venice’s “Bridge of Sighs,” built in 1602, connected the city’s prisons to the interrogation rooms in the Doge’s Palace. The name comes from a Byron poem suggesting that condemned prisoners walking back over the bridge would view Venice and then sigh before being locked up for years—or executed. New York had its own Bridge of Sighs. It linked the criminal court building and the infamous Tombs prison bounded by Centre, Franklin, Elm (Lafayette), and Leonard Streets. The inspiration for the name is the same. “The span was called ‘the Bridge of Sighs’ because condemned prisoners passed over it on the way to their deaths,” This Divided Back Era (1907-15) is in good condition, but shows some edge wear.
Price: 8.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-12-03T04:01:11.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
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Modified Item: No
Theme: US States, Cities & Towns
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: Architecture
City/Region: New York City
Postage Condition: Unposted
State: New York
Era: Divided Back (c. 1907-1915)
Court: Criminal
Bridge of Sighs: Tombs
Venice: Doge’s Palace
Poem: Byron
Region: New York
Country: USA
