Bridge of Sighs a translation from the Italian "Ponte dei sospiri" in the 19th century, comes from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window before being taken down to their cells. In reality, the days of inquisitions and summary executions were over by the time the bridge was built, and the cells under the palace roof were occupied mostly by small-time criminals. In addition, little could be seen from inside the bridge due to the stone grills covering the windows. The name "Bridge of Sighs" has since been applied by association to other bridges
Century City, Cape Town Century Gate and The Estuaries are two additional commercial developments, collectively costing R500 million. Numerous other corporate offices are located in and around Century City - especially along the N1 motorway. Mercedes-Benz and Daimler/Crysler/Jeep have lifestyle centres adjacent to Canal Walk. Similarly, BMW and Porsche both have buildings in the precinct too. ABSA occupies 5-star Green Star twin development Bridge Park in Bridgeways Precinct. Built on a wetland area, Century City needed to comply with conservation measures. Intaka Island is a 16-hectare wetland area within the development. The wetland naturally cleans the water in the canals and provides a green