Karcheri Prison
Piazza San Marco, Venezia, Italy
Description:
Carcheri Prison was designed by Italian architect Antonio da Ponte in the 16th century on the waterfront of Schiavoni, next to the Rio de Palazzo Canal. Like any medieval Karcheri prison, there are many terrible secrets - here prisoners were tortured and kept in inhuman conditions: darkness, dampness, rats the size of a little smaller dog, and powerful cast-iron bars - that's all they saw while in this prison. At one time, Lord Byron, the famous English poet, voluntarily spent the night in one of the cells in order to feel the sinister atmosphere of the place, drawing inspiration for writing new poems.
After the end of World War II, Karcheri Prison became a museum that is very popular with tourists - it is not a century to feed pigeons in Piazza San Marco and gondolas to travel! The sinister secrets of antiquity are no less attractive.
The Bridge of Sighs leads to Karcheri Prison. Passing it, future prisoners cast a farewell look at the city, but sighed bitterly - so the bridge got its name.