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Mausoleum of Hadrian (Castel Sant'Angelo)

Lungotevere Castello, Rome, Italy 00193

Featured Review : To many of you who have visited Rome you may well have been in Castel S'Angelo, or may have been past it on the way to the Vatican, however those who have not been to Rome, but have read Dan Brown's Angels and Demons, or...See Full Review

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Mausoleum of Hadrian (Castel Sant'Angelo) Reviews

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View from the castle - one of the most beautiful.

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Zhebiton from Moscow, Moskva, Russia
  • February 1, 2011
View from the castle - one of the most beautiful.
Quote: The rooftop sculpture of the Archangel Michael, who according to legend, saw Gregory the Great in 590, when he led a crowd of patients with plague city dwellers to the Cathedral of St. Peter.Three Days of the new pope, carrying a cross, drove the... Read the full Mausoleum of Hadrian (Castel Sant'Angelo) review

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The Castle of An Angel?

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Absy_Baby from Radlett, United Kingdom
  • October 16, 2009
Quote: To many of you who have visited Rome you may well have been in Castel S'Angelo, or may have been past it on the way to the Vatican, however those who have not been to Rome, but have read Dan Brown's Angels and Demons, or seen the film, may recognise... Read the full Mausoleum of Hadrian (Castel Sant'Angelo) review

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Castel Sant'Angelo

  • 3 out of 5 stars by paolo1899 from Naples, Italy
  • May 18, 2007
Castel Sant'Angelo
Quote: It rises close to Victor Emmanuel II bridge in Lungotevere castello. Originally, it was much different from today's. Under Emperor Aurelian, it was strongly fortified and, in the 11th century, a tower was added In 1277, it was occupied by the pope... Read the full Mausoleum of Hadrian (Castel Sant'Angelo) review

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Castel Sant'Angelo

  • 4 out of 5 stars by KJP from Dallas, Texas
  • September 16, 2005
Castel Sant'Angelo
Quote: It’s Vatican day for our traveling party of six, but first, a brief diversion across the Tiber just minutes from our hotel to the Castel Sant’Angelo. According to legend, the castle got its name during the plague of 590, when Pope Gregory the Great... Read the full Mausoleum of Hadrian (Castel Sant'Angelo) review
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Mausoleums - Respecting or Disrespecting the dead

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Jose Kevo from Middle-of-Nowhere, Missouri
  • October 17, 2001
Mausoleums - Respecting or Disrespecting the dead
Quote: The commanding presence of Castel Sant' Angelo across the banks of the Tiber is impressive to say the least...until looking at the illustration on top of page 248 in the Eyewitness Guidebook. What we see today is considered Rome's stronghold that... Read the full Mausoleum of Hadrian (Castel Sant'Angelo) review

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