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Mark-Allison — Hertford Bridge, Oxford's Bridge of Sighs
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Beautiful,it's easy to cross the street that way
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Yes, handy in the rain
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The pleasure is mine!
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It's incredibly similar to the Venetian one isn't it?
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Yes very similar, it's real name is Hertford Bridge but everyone refers to it as the Bridge of sighs
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I've seen the Venetian one, but not the Oxon one. Typical of my life actually - so much I have *not* seen of the UK.
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Well I've seen the Oxford one but not the Venetian one lol
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I went to Venice prior to age 11 but still remember it quite well. Apparently these days everyone is packed in like sardines though so I think it would not be as nice any more.
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My son went a couple of years ago and he said the place was filthy, in some of the photos he took it certainly did look like it needed a lick of paint and bit of soap too lol
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Hmmm. Then I shall keep my memories and not return I think!
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Is that its real name? My friends and I loved it when we visited and took pictures, but we never found out if it had a name or not
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No Misty, it's real name is Hertford Bridge, but it's also referred to as The Bridge of Sighs because of its similarity to the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. The bridge links together the old, and new quadrangles of Hertford College.
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Ooh, that's interesting. I'm glad I found the answer to that particular mystery
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Glad to be of service lol, I have no idea where the Radcliffe Camera gets its name from though, photography wasn't invented at the time that was built.
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I think I heard from someone that camera means around or something in Latin. That makes more sense anyways.
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Well after doing a bit of research I found this online, "The circular dome and drum of the Radcliffe Camera is one of the most distinctive landmarks in a city full of distinctive buildings. The camera (the word means simply "room") was built 1737-1749 with £40,000 bequeathed by Dr John Radcliffe, the royal physician." Think of that, £40K in the 1700's, he must have been a billionaire by the standards of the time!
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