10Walls and towers

Castel Sant’Angelo

Date: 139
Architect: Decriannus
Protection: Italian national heritage
Address: Lungotevere Castello, 50
Official website: www.castelsantangelo.beniculturali.it
Hours and prices: check the official website, they change with the season
On these routes: Towards the Vatican

Castel Sant’Angelo, also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a towering rotunda in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. The popes later used the building as a fortress and castle dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel, and it is now a museum. The structure was once the tallest building in Rome.

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