A bridge to San Michele Island, where Brodsky s grave is located, has been built in Venice

In Venice, the tradition of erecting a temporary bridge leading to the island of San Michele has been revived.

As BAKU.WS reports, this was announced by Associated Press.

The pedestrian bridge was opened for All Saints' Day, when Venetians traditionally visit cemeteries. It will open for tourists on Monday. Originally, the bridge was built from boats positioned close to each other. This practice stopped in the 1950s with the development of water transportation.

After several decades, the bridge to San Michele Island was restored in 2019, however, plans to build it annually had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the tradition has been resumed again.

The main part of the island is occupied by a cemetery, founded in 1807. Famous personalities are buried here: composer Igor Stravinsky, poet Joseph Brodsky, General Pyotr Bagration's wife Ekaterina, Austrian physicist and mathematician Christian Doppler, and other prominent figures.

As noted, the Venetian lagoon is dotted with hundreds of pedestrian bridges. These temporary structures were traditionally built on two occasions: across the Giudecca Canal in July for the Redentore Festival (commemorating the end of the 16th century plague epidemic) and across the Grand Canal in November (in memory of the 17th century plague epidemic).