The Ponte dei Sospiri, or in English the "Bridge of Sighs," this enclosed bridge spans the Rio di Palazzo between the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace and the new prison on the other side of the canal. The bridge was given its name by the British poet Lord Byron as a result of his belief that prisoners would sigh at their last view of beautiful Venice before being taken to their cells. A local legend says that lovers will be granted eternal love and bliss if they kiss on a gondola at sunset under the Bridge Of Sighs. Predictably, traffic under the bridge is very heavy most days at sunset.