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Castel Sant Angelo
The impressive Castle of St. Angels or Hadrian's Mausoleum dates...
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Castel Sant Angelo
During its long life the Castle was a prison, a fortress, a residence and a...
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Castel Sant Angelo
The bridge of St.Angels is rather ancient. It was built over the Tiber by...
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Castel Sant Angelo
The massive fortress takes its name from a vision of an angel which...
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Castel Sant Angelo
The castle has five floors - with narrow cells for prisoners and...
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Castel Sant Angelo
The height of the Castle is about 50m, the design belongs to Hadrian.
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Castel Sant Angelo
In 1933-34 the Castle was adapted for use as a museum (58 rooms).
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Castel Sant Angelo
Looking at the Tiber it is difficult to imagine that it can flood the city.
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Castel Sant Angelo
Ancient and stylized ancient.
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Castel Sant Angelo
The bridge is 130 m long and 9m wide.
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Castel Sant Angelo
The bridge consists of seven stone arches and five main spans.
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Castel Sant Angelo
The bridge was adorned with statues of St.Paul and St.Peter. Later in...
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Castel Sant Angelo
The most important flood of the river Tiber in the last two centuries...
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Castel Sant Angelo
Inside the building is a spiral ramp. From the top we see some other bridges...
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Castel Sant Angelo
This splendid bridge connects the Castle with Campo Marzio.
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Castel Sant Angelo
The top of the Castle is an open space terrace. This is a view of the...
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Castel Sant Angelo
Up to the Middle Ages, it was the bridge most used by pilgrims going to St....
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Castel Sant Angelo
Behind the Castle we see the building of the Palace of Justice.
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Castel Sant Angelo
The bridge was built at the same time as the Mausoleum of Hadrian...
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Castel Sant Angelo
I read that the Romans were the first people who erected structures of great...
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Castel Sant Angelo
A general view.
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Castel Sant Angelo
Hadrian and Sabina (his wife) were buried in the mausoleum, as were...
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The bridge of Vittorio Emanuele II
The bridge of Vittorio Emanuele II. It was unveiled in 1911 in the...
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Via della Concillazione
The street Via Della Conciliazione is a realization of ancient projects about...
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Via della Concillazione
The name of the street comes from the Lateran Treaty concluded between the...
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Western Europe
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