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Castel Sant’ Angelo

Castel Sant'Angelo, originally the Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a historic monument in Rome linked to the Vatican through a fortified corridor. Built in the 2nd century and later transformed into a fortress, it has seen many changes throughout the Medieval and Renaissance periods. This iconic structure has a rich history that includes serving as a tomb, fortress, and papal refuge. Home to notable artworks and culturally significant events, Castel Sant'Angelo is also featured in Puccini's "Tosca" and Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons," making it an essential part of Rome's cultural heritage.

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Castel Sant’ Angelo

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  1. Castel Sant’ Angelo

  2. hiStory Pictures Origins of the name Curiosities

  3. History Castel Sant'Angelo (or Mole Adrianorum or "CastellumCrescentizi“X-XIIcenturies), also known as the Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a monument of Rome linked to the State of Vatican through a fortified corridor called "small step". The Castle has been radically changed many times in Medieval and Renaissance on the right bank of the Tiber River, opposite the ”ponsAelius” (now Ponte Sant'Angelo) close to the Vatican, in the Borgo district. Home

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  5. Origins of the name Emperor Hadrian in 135 used the imperial tomb for himself and successors. The memory of these names is in the modern tradition of Adrian Mole.In 359, Honorius includes it in the walls of Rome, transforming it into a sort of fortress to defend the city from then on the name of a “castellum”.In 974 he seizes Crescenzio, family tree, which strengthens them further: it was renamed Castrum Crescent. This name will last until the second half of the fifteenth century, then finally giving way to the current condition. Home

  6. Curiosities The model of Castel Sant'Angelo was built in the Abbey of Neustift in Tyrol, in the fifteenth century, a unique round church conceived as a fortress to defend against the Turks and dedicated to the Archangel Michael, that’s it is fortified "Engelsburg”.The last act of “Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini was located in this castle.It isalso the setting in the book ”Angels and Demons”by Dan Brown. In the Roman dialect, the building is called "La Cagliostro ",since the imprisonment of Cagliostro.Castel Sant'Angelo is on the hugely successful video game Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. Home

  7. Castel Sant’ Angelo wascarried out by: Chiara Martina Michela

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