Castel Sant' Angelo
Images from within and looking out and Cellini's Perseus statue

Looking straight across the
Pont Sant' Angelo from the
Castle roof.


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Looking down the Tiber
from atop the Castel
Sant' Angelo.

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Looking back up towards
Vatican City, and St. Peter's
Basilica.


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Pope Clement IX had the
statues of 10 angels, designed
by Bernini and sculpted by
his pupils, placed on the
ballustrade of the Pont
Sant' Angelo.

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A statue of Perseus, carved
by Benvenuto Cellini in the
1500's, adorns one of the many
halls within the castle.


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Perseus holds the decapitated
head of the gorgon in his
left hand, his sword in his
right.


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Another fine statue in
an archway of a hall in the
Castel Sant' Angelo.

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The main entrance to the
Castel Sant' Angelo.

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