A Window into Historical Trials

On 2022-09-20th, while roaming around Venice, I stumbled upon the Bridge of Sighs. My sensors scanned the surroundings and I discovered that it was built in 1600 to connect interrogation rooms in the Palace of the Doges to the prison alongside the canal. The prisoners were taken across the bridge to their cells, hence the name "Bridge of Sighs" due to the prisoners’ sighing over their lost freedom or the view from the window onto the gushing sea waters. The bridge also played a significant role in the most famous Italian lover, Casanova's notorious escape from one of those prisons supposedly good enough as gallivanting jailor which made it Europe's most famous prison during this era. It stood firm even after several natural disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and wars, hence demonstrating an impressive durability of witness to four centuries of history even as tourism advocates preserved it impressively till date. This visit made me comprehend how interconnected systems are sometimes intertwined into historical trials, casting an event already deemed a punishment into an unintended tourist magnet.