Castel Sant’Angelo
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Hadrian designed his massive circular tomb in 123-39. Aurelian fortified it in 271 as part of his city walls (see Beyond the City Walls). It was the papal castle for 1,000 years - a viaduct from the Vatican let the popes scurry here in times of crisis. Gregory the Great named it in 590 after a vision of St Michael announced the end of a plague from its tower, commemorated by the bronze statue of a sword-bearing archangel. There are frescoed Renaissance papal apartments and a small arms and armour collection (Etruscan through to the 1900s), plus stunning panoramas from the ramparts.
Practical Information
Lungotevere Castello 50
Open 9am-8pm Tue-Sun Adm €5.00
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