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Castel Sant'Angelo

Castel Sant'Angelo, Castel Sant'Angelo, Mausoleum of Hadrian, Castle of the Holy Angel, Hadrian's Mausoleum
Italy, Rome
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Castel Sant'Angelo

Castel Sant'Angelo, Castel Sant'Angelo, Mausoleum of Hadrian, Castle of the Holy Angel, Hadrian's Mausoleum
Italy, Rome
Castel Sant'Angelo was first a tomb, then a castle, the residence of the popes and the repository of their valuables and at the same time a prison, and, finally, today it is an architectural monument - a museum.

Emperor Hadrian began building it in 135 as a mausoleum for himself and his family members. Completed construction in 139, after the death of Hadrian, his successor Antoninus Pius. The burial urns of emperors from Hadrian to Septimius Severus were installed in the mausoleum. Then this gigantic structure was included in the walls built under Aurelian surrounding the city, and began to be used for military and strategic purposes.

According to legend, in 590, during an epidemic of pestilence, Pope Gregory the Great saw the Archangel Michael on top of the fortress, who sheathed his sword, which meant the end of the disaster - hence the name Castel Sant'Angelo.

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Traveled 15 years ago
Rating 8
Castel Sant'Angelo
For lovers of history and castles. You can go on your own, there is an audio guide in Russian. Interesting enough. Especially the room where the papal treasury was kept. It took me about 3 hours in total.→
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