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Castel Sant'Angelo ( Mausoleo di Andriano)

The Mausoleum of Hadrian, now known as Castel Sant'Angelo is a towering cylindrical building in Parco Adriano, Rome.

It was commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. The building was later used by the popes as a fortress and castle. It is now a museum. The structure was once the tallest building in Rome.

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  • Engelsburg und Engelsbrücke abends

    Castel Sant'Angelo from the bridge. The top statue is of Michael the Archangel, the angel from whom the building derives its name.

  • Angels Sant'Angelo Bridge 1

    Ponte Sant'Angelos Angel figures

  • View from Castel Sant'Angelo 10 (15442805966)

    View from the top of the Castel Sant'Angelo towards the ancient city core of Rome.

  • EngelsburgBrückeTiber

    View from south towards the Castel Sant'Angelo and Ponte Sant'Angelo

  • Angel by Raffaello da Montelupo pic1

    The original angel by Raffaello da Montelupo.

  • EngelsburgErzengelMichael2

    Bronze statue of Michael the Archangel, standing on top of the Castel Sant'Angelo, modelled in 1753 by Peter Anton von Verschaffelt (1710–1793).

  • Angel atop Castel Sant'Angelo

    Another angle of the angel

  • Mastro Titta

    Giovanni Battista Bugatti, papal executioner between 1796 and 1861 offering snuff to a condemned prisoner in front of Castel Sant'Angelo

  • Rome, a view of the river Tiber looking south with the Castel Sant'Angelo and Saint Peter's Basilica beyond by Rudolf Wiegmann 1834

    View of the river Tiber looking south with the Castel Sant'Angelo and Saint Peter's Basilica beyond, Rudolf Wiegmann 1834

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