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Castel Sant'Angelo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Castel Sant'Angelo is towering cylindrical building in Rome, initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. Now the photogenic castle is a museum, Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo. The Pont Sant'Angelo providing a scenic approach from the center of Rome and the right bank of the Tiber dates also from Imperial Rome and is reknown for its Baroque statuary of angels holding aloft elements of the Passion of Christ. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Castel_Sant'Angelo   (322 words)

Castel Sant'Angelo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article The Castel Sant'Angelo is a building in (Capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire) Rome, one with a long and chequered past. One of its prisoners was (Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600)) Giordano Bruno, who had been imprisoned here for 6 years. It is located on an island in the (A river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea) Tiber. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/castel_santangelo1.htm   (180 words)

AllRefer.com - Castel Sant' Angelo, Italy (Italian Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia Castel Sant' Angelo[kAstel´ sAntAn´jAlO] Pronunciation Key, Hadrian's Mausoleum, or Hadrian's Mole, massive round construction on the right bank of the Tiber in Rome. More articles from AllRefer Reference on Castel Sant' Angelo A.D. 135–39) by Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his successors, it was later decorated and fortified as a place of refuge for the popes and was connected to the Vatican by a secret passage. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/CastelSa.html   (201 words)

Castles in Italy: Castel Sant'Angelo - Roma, Lazio The imposing Castel Sant'Angelo, with the statue of an angel at top, said to have saved Rome from a terrible plague at the time of Gregory the Great, dominates the panorama of Rome. Originally built as the funeral monument of the emperors with the name of Mole Adriana, was in communication with the Campus Martius through a bridge which still exists as Ponte Sant'Angelo. Today it is a massive fortress on a square base, with circular towers at the four corners (known as the towers of St. Matthew, St. John, St. Mark, and St. Luke), the result of works ordered by Popes Benedict IX, Alexander VI and Julius II. www.italyworldclub.com /ezine/castles/castelsantangelo.htm   (157 words)

Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome Italy Heaven Castel Sant'Angelo is located on the banks of the Tiber in the heart of Rome. A covered passageway (the Passetto del Borgo) still connects Castel Sant'Angelo to the Vatican: this was the popes' emergency escape route. In the summer there are sometimes special evening events held here, which have in the past included medieval warfare displays and folk music recitals, as well as a bar on the highest terrace. www.italyheaven.co.uk /rome/castelsantangelo.html   (604 words)

Castel Sant' Angelo Mario is dragged to the prison in Castel Sant'Angelo. In Act III, at dawn, Mario awaits execution in Castel Sant'Angelo and bribes the jailer to convey a farewell note to Tosca. Century after century, Castel Sant'Angelo became increasingly fortified and battlements were added in the 11 www.floria-publications.com /italy/italian_culture/castel_sant.htm   (943 words)

Castel Sant' Angelo (Latium, Italy) Not strange, as Castel Sant' Angelo building is only a couple of miles from central Rome whereas the commune has 527 square miles... I am afraid "Castel Sant' Angelo", if anything, is a district or similar entity within the Commune of Rome ("Comune Roma"). The commune of Castel Sant' Angelo is just north of Rome, Rome province, Latium. flagquest.com /FOTW/flags/it-csang.html   (112 words)

Ponte Sant Angelo This bridge in Rome is lined with Bernini angelic statuary, and leads to Castel Sant' Angelo, a fort where the Popes could be protected when Rome was under attack. home.att.net /~waldowileyworld/angelo.htm   (29 words)

Castel Sant'Angelo Rome Italy, Mausoleo Adriano in Rome Italy Nowadays Castel Sant'Angelo is an interesting museum opens every day but mondays illustrating hte history of the building. From that day on, the building changed its name in Castel Sant'Angelo and an estatue representing the good angel can be seen nowadays on the top of it. In the centuries the building changed a lot of times destination of use having been a tower for observation of the Aurelian wall since 271 A. D., a jail and the Popes' residence in case of danger as it happened in 1527 during the Sack of Rome. www.inrometoday.it /phototour/monuments/castelsantangelo/castelsantangelo.htm   (450 words)

Porta Castello Castel Sant'Angelo was used for centuries as a fortress and a prison. The Villas (with the exception of Villa Borghese) were not open to the public and so the large area north of Castel Sant'Angelo, was the public garden of Vasi's Rome. Today Castel Sant'Angelo is a museum where one can visit the fine loggia of the papal apartment built by Paulus III with its rich decoration. www.romeartlover.it /Vasi20.htm   (675 words)

Encyclopedia: Castel Sant'Angelo The Castel Sant'Angelo is a building in Rome, one with a long and chequered past. Ponte di Castel Sant'Angelo Virtual 360° panorama and photos. The Basilica of Saint Peter from Castel SantAngelo. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Castel-Sant%27Angelo   (867 words)

Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, Italy Castel Sant'Angelo - or, "Castle of the Holy Angel" - sits on the bank of the Tibur due east of Vatican City. The Castel Sant' Angelo appeared to be the center of activity for these guys. It took its name "St Angelo castle" in the 12th century after a very old legend: during a procession in 590 to implore the "virgin" to put a stop to the plague, an angel appeared on the top of the Mausoleum, putting back his sword in his sheath in sign of grace. www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Rome-144659/Things_To_Do-Rome-Castel_SantAngelo-BR-1.html   (1545 words)

Alison at Castel Sant' Angelo This is a rather arty pic of me at Castel Sant' Angelo (Holy Angel Castle) with ol' St. Pete in the background. I wish I had a picture of the outside of the Castel (it didn't turn out) because it's a really neat building. It was also used as a fort, a vault for treasure, a prison, and a refuge for Popes during the plague. members.aol.com /everidle/castel.html   (82 words)

Latium - ROME - National Museum of Castel Sant'Angelo Originally intended as a mausoleum by the Emperor Adrian (117-138 AD), Castel Sant’Angelo became, in later centuries, the bastion of the Papal State, both literally and metaphorically. Latium - ROME- National Museum of Castel Sant'Angelo It is possible to visit the various rooms decorated with 16th-century frescos (the Apollo Hall, the Paul's Hall, the Perseus Hall, the Cupid and Psyche Hall), the prison, the collection af antique weapons, the picture gallery (works by Carlo Crivelli, Luca Signorelli, Bartolomeo Montagna) and the collection of ancient marbles and sculptures. www.emmeti.it /Arte/Lazio/ProvRoma/Roma/castel_sant_angelo.uk.html   (108 words)

Phototour From the terrace of the Castel Sant'Angelo, site of Puccini's third act of Tosca, where the heroine plunges to her death in the murky waters of the Tiber, one gains yet another magnificent view of the Eternal City. In the foreground of this photograph, juxtaposed to the Castel Sant'Angelo, stands a monumental sculptural group from the Ponte Vittorio Emmanuelle (1911). The celebrated Ponte Sant'Angelo, the ancient Pons Aelius or Pons Adrianus crossing the Tiber, was built by Hadrian in 134 AD as a fitting approach to his mausoleum. www.architectour.com /5.htm   (226 words)

Castel Sant'Angelo :: , Rome, Lazio, Italy :: Glass Steel and Stone Castel Sant'Angelo was built as a tomb for Emperor Hadrian in 135. It continued to be used as a mausoleum until sometime after 500 when it started being used as a fortress. T his castle started as a place of death, and eventually found a role preserving life. www.glasssteelandstone.com /BuildingDetail.php?ID=156   (378 words)

A Jacobite Gazetteer - Rome - Castel Sant' Angelo A Jacobite Gazetteer - Rome- Castel Sant' Angelo This page is maintained by Noel S. McFerran (noel.mcferran@rogers.com) and was last updated November 8, 2003. www.jacobite.ca /gazetteer/Rome/CastelSAngelo.htm   (229 words)

ipedia.com: Castel Sant'Angelo Article The Castel Sant'Angelo is a building in Rome with a long and chequered past. Originally built under the Roman Empire as a funerary monument for the emperors, it was converted into a major fortification in the Middle Ages, although most of the original Roman structure was preserved; it is now a museum. Originally built under the Roman Empire as a funerary monument for the emperors, it was converted into a major fortificatio... www.ipedia.com /castel_sant_angelo.html   (159 words)

Images of the Mausoleum of Hadrian (or Castel Sant'Angelo), 135-39 C. E., Rome. When it became a papal fortress in the 6th century, it was reconsecrated as Castel Sant'Angelo. Images of the Mausoleum of Hadrian (or Castel Sant'Angelo), 135-39 C. E., Rome. Like the tumulus built by Augustus before him, this structure is cylindrical (21 meters high and 64 meters in diameter); it rises above a square base. www.bluffton.edu /~sullivanm/castelsa/castelsa.html   (184 words)

Castel Sant'Angelo - AbcRoma Rome's monuments Today it is a Museum (National Museum in Castel Sant’Angelo). This long fortified passageway allowed the pope to walk safely from the Vatican to Castel Sant'Angelo. There are collections of weapons and documents about the history of the castle. www.abcroma.com /Monumento_i.asp?N=5   (209 words)

Passetto di Borgo from Castel S. Angelo to Vatican: What's On in Rome Event Blog As part of the event going on at Castel Sant'Angelo, the Passetto di Borgo was opened to the public. It was used by popes as an escape route to get to the safety of Castel Sant'Angelo. Passetto di Borgo from Castel S. Angelo to Vatican: What's On in Rome Event Blog www.whatsoninrome.com /event-reports.php?id=8   (573 words)

Rush to rescue Castel Sant'Angelo - Europe - Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au ITALY is rushing to the rescue of one of its greatest tourist attractions, Rome's Castel Sant' Angelo, after an investigation revealed that the ancient papal fortress was at risk of falling down. The rush to save Castel Sant'Angelo is the latest scare for Italy whose trove of art treasures burns a bigger hole in the state's pocket than it can afford. The imposing Castel Sant' Angelo overlooks the River Tiber and backs onto the Vatican city. www.news.com.au /story/0,10117,16444230-38200,00.html   (552 words)

Castel Sant' Angelo on Encyclopedia.com ITALY, Roma: Exhibition in Castel Sant'Angelo of the italian sculptor Emilio GRECO.(c) Ferdinando Scianna/Magnum Photos. Nicoluso Francisco and the Medici tiles from the Castel S Angelo. www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/CastelS1a.asp   (574 words)

Athansius Schaefer: Castel Sant'Angelo The Vatican corridor that leads from the Vatican Palace to Castel Sant'Angelo was built in 1277 to provide an escape route when the pope was in danger. The massive fortress of Castel Sant'Angelo takes its name from the statue of the Archangel Michael in its summit. It began in AD 139 as Emperor Hadrian's mausoleum. www.athanasius.com /rome/casangel.htm   (55 words)

Hotel Sant'Angelo Rome The Vatican City and Vatican Museums, Castel Sant’Angelo, the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Funtain, Piazza Navona, The Pantheon, Piazza del Popolo, Via Cola di Rienzo. www.lechiavidelmondo.it /catalogo/ing/hotel_sant_angelo_rome.htm   (126 words)

Castel Sant'Angelo, Pza. Navona, Trevi and Pantheon From the terrace of the Castel Sant'Angelo, (site of Puccini's third act of Tosca, where the heroine plunges to her death in the muddy waters of the Tiber) you get a magnificent view of the Eternal City. Then we walked along the Tiber to Castel Sant'Angelo (Castel of the angels). In the distance you can se the Campidoglio, the Vittorio Emanuele II Monument, St. Ivo alla Sapienza, St. Agnese in Agone as well as the Pantheon, and a number of other distinguished domes of Rome. www.aerenlund.dk /rom/rome_day4.html   (1222 words)

DHD Multimedia Gallery: Earth Views: Italy-Rome-Castel-Sant-Angelo-tweak... Castel Sant'Angelo (was Hadrian's Mausoleum) views over the River Tiber, and with the Ponte Sant'Angelo (was Pons Aelius from Hadrian's family name) leading off to the right.] Italy Rome Castel Sant Angelo battlements at dusk 1 CS.jpg (Earth Views) Italy Rome Castel Sant Angelo statue on top at dusk 1 CS.jpg (Earth Views) gallery.hd.org /_c/places-and-sights/Italy-Rome-Castel-Sant-Angelo-tweaked-3-CS.jpg.html   (264 words)

Summer event at Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome: What's On in Rome Event Blog On the Terraces of Castel Sant'Angelo - Sulle Terrazze di Castel Sant'Angelo Friends from the US were here in Rome with their kids age 7 and 9. The castle is open at night with performances in the various bastions and courtyards. www.whatsoninrome.com /event-reports.php?id=6   (523 words)

BBC - h2g2 - Castel Sant'Angelo and Hadrian's Mausoleum It was from this that it came to be called the Castle of the Holy Angel (Castel Sant'Angelo). BBC - h2g2 - Castel Sant'Angelo and Hadrian's Mausoleum In thanksgiving the Pope ordered a chapel to be built in the mausoleum, and the placement of a bronze statue of St Michael at the highest point of the building. www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A2528426   (587 words)

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