Venice Ponte dei Sospiri

Who, while visiting Venice, has never taken a photo with the Bridge of Sighs in the background?  Or did he pass under it in a gondola, during a romantic journey through the canals in the company of his loved one?

 It is one of the symbols of the lagoon city, it is considered the bridge of love, but it hides secrets and curiosities that perhaps not everyone knows.  The Bridge of Sighs can be admired in all its beauty from the nearby Ponte della Paglia, in Riva degli Schiavoni, not far from Piazza San Marco.  What for many is Venice's Bridge of Lovers, was originally an access ramp from the magistrates' halls to the Palazzo delle Prison, where the recently convicted and convicted inmates were transported.  What is the history of the bridge, and what are the legends about it still being told today?