Castel Sant' Angelo

This massive fortress overlooking the Tiber was the mausoleum
of the Emperor Hadrian, built in 130 AD. The shape of a large
cylindrical drum 65 metres in diameter, its design is of Etruscan
derivation and built on the model of the Mauseleum of Augustus.
 

Images of the
exterior and its
bridge across
the Tiber River

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Views from within
the castle and a
statue of Perseus

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Carvings, friezes
and the giant statue
of Saint Michael

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