Ponte Sant'Angelo, Rome
Ponte Sant'Angelo, also known as Elio Bridge, Hadrian's Bridge or Castello Bridge, is a bridge that connects Ponte San Angelo with the Vatican Lungotevere, in Rome, in the Ponte and Borgo districts. It was built in Rome in 134 by the emperor Hadrian, according to the project of a certain Demetriano, to connect his mausoleum with the left bank of the city, now the towering Castel Sant'Angelo. The bridge is faced with travertine marble and crosses the Tiber with five arches, total length 135 m (443 ft).
At the beginning of the bridge, there are statues of Saints Peter and Paul. The first holds the keys to heaven, and the second holds a sword, the Apostle Paul is depicted with a sword.
Accommodations near Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome
Via Paola 38 - Impero Vaticano Navona Apartment 4*
Via Paola 46 - La Residenza Dell'Angelo 4*
Via dell'Arco dei Banchi 3 - Ronda St. Angelo Suites 3*
Via Paola 46 - La Residenza Dell'Angelo 4*
Via dell'Arco dei Banchi 3 - Ronda St. Angelo Suites 3*
Via Di Monte Giordano 21 - HiSuiteROME 4*
Via Di San Simone 73 - Luxury Navona 3*
Via Dei Gabrielli 92 - Locanda degli Antiquari 3*
Piazza Adriana 5 - Roma dei Papi Hotel de Charme 2*
Via Delle Fosse Di Castello 6 - Rome Vatican Inn 4*
Via Di Porta Castello 33 - Capricci Romanio 4*
Via di Porta Castello 10 - Rome Services Porta Castello 3*
Borgo Pio 203 - BoRooms 3*
Via Vitelleschi 25 - Hotel Adriatic 2*
La spugna imbevuta di aceto by Antonio Giorgetti
List of angels on Ponte Sant'Angelo
Angelo con la colonna by Antonio Raggi
Il flagello con cui fu fustigato by Lazzaro Morelli
La corona di spine che gli venne posta sul capo by Paolo Naldini
La spugna imbevuta di aceto by Antonio Giorgetti
La lancia che ne trafisse il costato by Domenico Guidi
La corona di spine: l'originaria by Bernini
I chiodi by Girolamo Lucenti
La croce by Ercole Ferrata
Il sudario o Angelo con il Volto Santo by Cosimo Fancelli
I flagelli by Lazzaro Morelli
Ponte Sant'Angelo
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