Prigioni Nuove

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Prigioni Nuove is a historic prison complex in Venice, Italy, known for being one of the first buildings in the world designed specifically as a jail and for its connection to the Doge’s Palace via the Bridge of Sighs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
prison building
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
associatedWith Doge’s Palace NERFINISHED
connectedBy Bridge of Sighs NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Italy
designedFor use as a prison
governedBy Comune di Venezia NERFINISHED
hasFeature connection to interrogation rooms in the Doge’s Palace
narrow cells
small barred windows
stone corridors
hasFunction detention of prisoners of the Venetian Republic
hasViewOf Rio di Palazzo canal NERFINISHED
heritageStatus part of the historic centre of Venice
historicalPeriod Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
languageOfName Italian
locatedIn San Marco sestiere NERFINISHED
Veneto
Venice NERFINISHED
locatedNear Doge’s Palace NERFINISHED
locatedOn Riva degli Schiavoni area NERFINISHED
material Istrian stone
meaningOfName New Prisons NERFINISHED
notableFor being among the first buildings purpose-built as a prison
connection to the Doge’s Palace via the Bridge of Sighs
partOf Doge’s Palace complex NERFINISHED
region Northeastern Italy NERFINISHED
tourism open to guided tours
usedFor holding political prisoners
incarceration

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Bridge of Sighs connects Prigioni Nuove