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.
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Impero Vaticano Navona Apartment 4*
La Residenza Dell'Angelo 4*
Ronda St. Angelo Suites 3*
La Residenza Dell'Angelo 4*
Ronda St. Angelo Suites 3*
HiSuiteROME 4*
Luxury Navona 3*
Locanda degli Antiquari 3*
Roma dei Papi Hotel de Charme 2*
Rome Vatican Inn 4*
Capricci Romanio 4*
Rome Services Porta Castello 3*
BoRooms 3*
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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